Agonopterix pavida

Agonopterix pavida is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913.[1] It is found in Asia Minor.[2]

Agonopterix pavida
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A. pavida
Binomial name
Agonopterix pavida
(Meyrick, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Depressaria pavida Meyrick, 1913

The wingspan is about 23 mm. The forewings are pale pinkish ochreous tinged with grey, and strewn with undefined dots and strigulae of blackish scales. There is a pale basal spot, edged on the dorsal half with blackish suffusion and the costa is spotted with blackish. The discal stigmata is blackish, first preceded by a similar dot obliquely before and above it, the second larger. The hindwings are pale greyish ochreous.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Agonopterix pavida". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku (September 23, 2019). "Agonopterix pavida (Meyrick, 1913)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  3. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1 (4): 114.


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