Agonopterix compacta
| Agonopterix compacta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Oecophoridae |
| Genus: | Agonopterix |
| Species: | A. compacta |
| Binomial name | |
| Agonopterix compacta (Meyrick, 1914) | |
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Agonopterix compacta is a moth in the Oecophoridae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1914.[1] It is found in South Africa.[2]
The wingspan is 19-20 mm. The forewings are whitish-ochreous, partially tinged with brownish and with some scattered blackish specks and a blackish grey spot on the base of the costa, its edge marked with a black dot above the middle of the wing. The hindwings are ochreous-whitish, slightly tinged with grey.[3]
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