Biology:Agriophara tephroptera

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Short description: Species of moth

Agriophara tephroptera
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Agriophara
Species:
A. tephroptera
Binomial name
Agriophara tephroptera
Lower, 1903

Agriophara tephroptera is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1903. It is found in Australia , where it has been recorded from New South Wales.[1]

The wingspan is about 28 mm. The forewings are cinereous-grey with the extreme costal edge white from one-third to the apex, more pronounced beneath. There are four rather oblique outwards curved series of transverse fuscous marks, the first from one-fourth of the costa to one-fourth of the dorsum, the second from the costa at about one-third to about the middle of the dorsum, the third from the costa at three-fifths to the anal angle and the fourth more strongly curved and better developed, from the costa at three-fourths to the anal angle and there meeting the third. There is an interrupted blackish line along the termen. The hindwings are pale ochreous-whitish, somewhat fuscous tinged.[2]

References

  1. Agriophara at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 27: 230 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Wikidata ☰ Q25095860 entry