Agnippe leuconota

Agnippe leuconota
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Agnippe
Species: A. leuconota
Binomial name
Agnippe leuconota
(Zeller, 1873)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia (Teliea) leuconota Zeller, 1873
  • Phaetusa plutella Chambers, 1875

Agnippe leuconota is a moth in the Gelechiidae family.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Illinois, Maine, Florida, Texas and Mexico.[2][3]

Adults are similar to Agnippe prunifoliella, but that species has a small white spot on the base of the costa of the forewings, a distinct white costal spot just before the cilia, and a white streak in the apex, all of which are absent in leuconota. In prunifoliella, the white of the dorsal margin sends three large almost triangular projections into the brown, but in this species there are three scarcely perceptible emarginations only.[4] Adults are on wing from May to August.[5]

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