Agonopterix lythrella

Agonopterix lythrella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Agonopterix
Species: A. lythrella
Binomial name
Agonopterix lythrella
(Walsingham, 1889)
Synonyms
  • Depressaria lythrella Walsingham, 1889
  • Agonopterix arcuella Clarke, 1941

Agonopterix lythrella is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Walsingham in 1889.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario and Saskatchewan.[2]

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are tawny-reddish, dusted with fuscous and pale cinereous towards the costa. There is a pale cinereous basal patch with a distinct spot on its lower half. There is also a curved black spot before the middle of the wing, edged with reddish and followed by cinereous scales. The hindwings are brownish-grey.[3]

The larvae feed on Lythrum alatum, Hypericum punctatum and Hypericum virginicum.[4]

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