Agonopterix Cyclas
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''Agonopterix cyclas'' is a
moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1910. It is found in
Kashmir Kashmir () is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term "Kashmir" denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal Range. Today, the term encompas ...
. The
wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ...
is 19–20 mm. The forewings are pale brownish fuscous with irregularly scattered small dots and strigulae of black scales. There is an oblique black subdorsal dash at the base. The costa is irregularly spotted with blackish throughout. The hindwings are light grey, but paler towards the base with three or four blackish-grey marks on the upper part of the termen.''Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society''. 20 (1): 166.


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