Agriophara atratella

Agriophara atratella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Agriophara
Species: A. atratella
Binomial name
Agriophara atratella
(Walker, 1866)
Synonyms
  • Acrobasis atratella Walker, 1866

Agriophara atratella is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Walker in 1866. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland[1] and New South Wales.[2]

The wingspan is 15-19 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous, somewhat purple-shining, with a few scattered whitish-grey scales. The disc is irregularly mixed with black, tending to form short streaks on the veins. There is a very minute, sometimes obsolete, whitish dot in the disc at two-thirds. There is a series of indistinct blackish spots beneath the costa from one-fourth to near the apex, then curved around near the hindmargin to the anal angle. The hindwings are light grey.[3]

References

  1. Agriophara at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia
  3. Trans. R. Soc. S. Aust. 13: 78
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