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

Agonopterix gelidella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by August Busck in 1908.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, Maine, Manitoba and North Carolina.[2]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are dark purplish fuscous, sprinkled with black scales. There is a transverse yellowish-white streak near the base from the dorsal edge to near the costa. There is a crescent-shaped black streak on the disc and a small round black dot at the end of the cell, posteriorly edged with white. The costal edge is mottled with black and yellowish white. The hindwings are light yellowish fuscous.[3]

The larvae feed on Salix species and Betula papyrifera.[4]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Agonopterix gelidella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  2. Moth Photographers Group
  3. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 9 (1-4): 90 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. Agonopterix at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms


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