Agonopterix mikkolai

Agonopterix mikkolai
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Agonopterix
Species: A. mikkolai
Binomial name
Agonopterix mikkolai
Lvovsky, 2011

Agonopterix mikkolai is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Lvovsky in 2011.[1] It is found in Nepal.

The wingspan is about 25 mm. The forewings are pale brown with black specks at the anterior half of the wing. The basal half of the hindwings is white and the outer half is pale grey.

Etymology

The species is named are after Finnish entomologist Dr. Kauri Mikkola, the collector of holotype.[2]

References

  1. LepIndex
  2. Lvovsky, A.L. 2011: Three new species of the genus Agonopterix (Lepidoptera: Depressariidae) from Nepal. ISSN 0320-9180 Zoosystematica rossica, 20(1): 149-152. Full article (PDF)


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