Agonopterix nigrinotella

Agonopterix nigrinotella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Agonopterix
Species: A. nigrinotella
Binomial name
Agonopterix nigrinotella
(Busck, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Depressaria nigrinotella Busck, 1908

Agonopterix nigrinotella is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Busck in 1908.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Quebec and Wisconsin.[2]

The wingspan is 20-23 mm. The forewings are brownish fuscous faintly, irrorated with blackish fuscous. There is a blackish-fuscous shade beyond the light basal part of the wing, which fades rapidly into the lighter ground colour. There is a black discal dot at the basal third in the cell, followed at the end of the cell by a yellowish-white discal spot. The hindwings are shining light yellowish fuscous.[3]

The larvae feed on Carya species, Ptelea trifoliata and Zanthoxylum americanum.[4]

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