Biology:Agriophara leptosemela

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Short description: Species of moth

Agriophara leptosemela
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Agriophara
Species:
A. leptosemela
Binomial name
Agriophara leptosemela
Lower, 1893

Agriophara leptosemela is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in Australia , where it has been recorded from South Australia,[1] the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales and Queensland.[2]

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are ashy-grey, with well-defined black markings. The veins tend to be streaked with blackish and there is a suffused spot on the costa at about one-third and another similar on the costa before the middle, both indicating unexpressed fasciae. There is a slender line from the base of the costa to the anal angle. Another similar one is placed immediately beneath, but not reaching the base or the anal angle, and a third similar streak is found from the base to near the anal angle, terminating in a suffused patch of scales. A suffused dot is found midway in the disc near the termination of the first line and resting on its upper extremity. There is a rather thick suffused streak at the termination of the first streak to below the middle of the hindmargin. A few scattered black scales are found above and below this. The hindwings are whitish-grey, darker posteriorly.[3]

References

  1. Agriophara at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. environment.gov.au (October 9, 2008). "Agriophara leptosemela". environment.gov.au. http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/afd/taxa/Agriophara_leptosemela. Retrieved 2009-02-11. 
  3. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 17 (1): 174 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Wikidata ☰ Q2827211 entry