Agonopterix Eupatoriiella
''Agonopterix eupatoriiella'' is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1878. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Quebec, Tennessee and Wisconsin. The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are dark to fuscous grey, dusted with blackish, forming small streaks along the costa. The hindwings are pale greyish, with a faint purplish lustre. The larvae feed on '' Eupatorium'' species, '' Actinomeris alternifolia'' and ''Carya ovata ''Carya ovata'', the shagbark hickory, is a common hickory in the Eastern United States and southeast Canada. It is a large, deciduous tree, growing well over tall, and can live more than 350 years. The tallest measured shagbark, located in Sav ...''. References Moths described in 1878 Agonopterix Moths of North America {{Agonopterix-stub ...
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Vactor Tousey Chambers
Vactor Tousey Chambers (commonly V.T. Chambers) (6 August 1830, Burlington, Kentucky – 7 August 1883, in Covington, Kentucky) was an American entomologist who specialized in Microlepidoptera. He along with James Brackenridge Clemens, was a pioneer in the study of these insects. He described many new species, with particularly many now placed in Gelechioidea. Works :January 1870 – paper on ''Actias luna, Tropaea luna'' :June 1871 – "A new species of Cemiostoma" :January 1870 – "The classification of the Tineidae" References

American lepidopterists 1830 births 1883 deaths People from Burlington, Kentucky People from Covington, Kentucky 19th-century American zoologists {{US-entomologist-stub ...
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