Agonopterix cajonensis
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| Agonopterix cajonensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Agonopterix |
| Species: | A. cajonensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Agonopterix cajonensis J. F. G. Clarke, 1941 | |
Agonopterix cajonensis is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by John Frederick Gates Clarke in 1941.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California.[2]
The wingspan is 20–23 mm. The forewings are grayish fuscous, overlaid with ocherous-white. The base of the forewings is and the basal third of the costa is ocherous-white. The light basal area is followed by a dark fuscous shade. The whole forewing is irrorated (speckled) with small fuscous spots and there is an ocherous-white spot, narrowly edged with fuscous, at the end of the cell. The hindwings are grayish fuscous.[3]
