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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 flavicomella - Hodges#0880 (Agonopterix flavicomella)
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moth - Agonopterix flavicomella
Copyright © 2006 Joyce Gross

moth - Agonopterix flavicomella
UC Sagehen Creek Field Station, Nevada County, California, USA
July 28, 2006
Size: 11mm
Came to UV light.
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Contributed by Joyce Gross on 15 October, 2006 - 1:24am
Last updated 6 July, 2012 - 7:45pm

Moved
Moved from Agonopterix. Thanks Terry.
… Joyce Gross, 6 July, 2012 - 7:45pm login or register to post comments

Agonopterix flavicomella
This is Agonopterix flavicomella It occurs coast to coast.
… Terry Harrison, 6 July, 2012 - 3:19pm login or register to post comments

Oecophoridae, possibly Agonopterix....
... but not matching closely anything in MONA Fascicle 6.2 (Hodges 1974). This beautiful photo should be sent to Jerry Powell.
… Bob Patterson, 15 October, 2006 - 1:02pm login or register to post comments

 
Agonopterix
Here are Jerry's comments: "yes, it is a species of Agonopterix, a member of what used to be called Oecophoridae; now Depressariidae probably fits best --- Oecophoridae s. str. are relegated to a completely different clade. One would need to dissect a male to be sure of the species. Most of these feed as larvae on umbells, some on Asteraceae."

It looks as if Depressariidae is not (yet) a widely accepted family in N.A., so I'm not sure under what family to file it here at bugguide. For now I'll move this to Agonopterix in Oecophoridae.

[edit] Actually Agonopterix is under Elachistidae in bugguide.... I've moved it there.
… Joyce Gross, 29 October, 2006 - 1:48pm login or register to post comments

 
closest I can get is canadens
closest I can get is canadensis
… Dennis Profant, 16 October, 2006 - 10:05am login or register to post comments

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