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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Twirler Moths and kin (Gelechioidea) » Depressariidae » Depressariinae » Agonopterix » Agonopterix atrodorsella - Hodges#0864 (Agonopterix atrodorsella)

Species Agonopterix atrodorsella - Hodges#0864

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Size · Identification · Food · Life Cycle · Internet References · Works Cited
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Gelechioidea (Twirler Moths and kin)
Family Depressariidae
Subfamily Depressariinae
Genus Agonopterix
Species atrodorsella (Agonopterix atrodorsella - Hodges#0864)
Hodges Number
0864
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Agonopterix atrodorsella (Clemens, 1863)
Numbers
There are 49 species of the genus Agonopterix listed for America north of Mexico. (1)
Size
Wingspan 18-23 mm.
Identification
Genitalia:
♀
♂
Food
Larvae feed on Eupatorium, and Coreopsis, beggarticks.
Life Cycle
One generation per year; overwinters as an adult.
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (1)
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (2)
live adult image plus description, foodplants, flight season (Lynn Scott, Ontario)
Works Cited
1.North American Moth Photographers Group
2.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by tom murray on 17 November, 2005 - 8:04pm
Additional contributions by Robin McLeod, Tony-2, Maury Heiman, Randy Hardy, Robert H. Biagi
Last updated 30 August, 2023 - 8:32am

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