Biology:Agriophara diminuta

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Short description: Species of moth

Agriophara diminuta
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Agriophara
Species:
A. diminuta
Binomial name
Agriophara diminuta
Rosenstock, 1885

Agriophara diminuta is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Rudolph Rosenstock in 1885. It is found in Australia , where it has been recorded from South Australia and Tasmania.[1]

The wingspan is 16–18 mm. The forewings are fuscous-grey, irrorated with whitish and with a short blackish dash beneath the costa near the base, and another on the submedian fold at one-third. There are three transverse series of obscure marks formed by a blackish irroration. The first straight, from one-fourth of the costa to three-fourths of the inner margin, the second from the middle of the costa very obliquely outwards to three-fourths of the disc, then sharply angulated and continued to the middle of the inner margin, crossing the first on the fold. The third is found from three-fifths of the costa very obliquely outwards to near the apex, then curved around near the hindmargin to the anal angle. The hindwings are grey, somewhat darker towards the apex.[2]

References

  1. Agriophara at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 13: 79 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Wikidata ☰ Q13247829 entry