Agonopterix dimorphella

(Agonopterix dimorphella)

Description

Agonopterix dimorphella is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Clarke in 1941. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from South Carolina, Illinois, Nebraska, Kansas and Arkansas. The wingspan is 11–18 mm. The forewings are reddish-ochreous, suffused with fuscous. There is a fuscous median shade from the costa almost to the inner margin and there is a similar shade before the termen. There are two small black discal spots before the middle of the cell and a yellow discal spot at the end of the cell. The hindwings are blackish fuscous. The larvae feed on Amorpha fruticosa.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Oecophoridae
Genus:Agonopterix
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