Agrioceros platycypha

(Agrioceros platycypha)

Description

Agrioceros platycypha is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1928. It is found in the Philippines. The wingspan is about 35 mm. The forewings are orange-yellow with seven dark purple-fuscous dots: two in the cell at one-fourth and the middle of the wing, two transversely placed beyond the cell, two obliquely placed towards the apex and one on the tornus. The hindwings are light yellow.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Ethmiidae
Genus:Agrioceros
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