Agriophara diminuta
| Agriophara diminuta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Agriophara |
| Species: | A. diminuta
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| Binomial name | |
| Agriophara diminuta Rosenstock, 1885
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Agriophara diminuta is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Rudolph Rosenstock in 1885 and is found in Australia, specifically recorded from South Australia and Tasmania.[1]
The wingspan of the moth ranges from 16 to 18 mm.The fuscous-grey forewings are irrorated with whitish and have a short blackish dash beneath the costa near the base and another on the submedian fold at one-thirdThere are three transverse series of obscure marks formed by a blackish irroration. The first series is straight, extending from one-fourth of the costa to three-fourths of the inner margin. The second series starts from the middle of the costa, extends obliquely outwards to three-fourths of the disc, then angles sharply to the middle of the inner margin, crossing the first series along the fold.The third series is found starting at three-fifths of the costa, extending obliquely outward towards the apex, then curving around near the hind margin to the anal angle. The hindwings are grey, somewhat darker towards the apex.[2]
The second series starts from the middle of the costa, extends obliquely outwards to three-fourths of the disc, then angles sharply to the middle of the inner margin, crossing the first series along the fold
References
- ^ Agriophara Archived 2016-06-03 at the Wayback Machine at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
- ^ Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 13: 79 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.