Agonopterix Homogenes
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''Agonopterix homogenes'' 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 1920. It is found in
South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
. 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 about 18 mm. The forewings are greyish ochreous, the costa irregularly strigulated with blackish irroration (sprinkles). There is a small blackish mark above the dorsum near the base, posteriorly suffused with grey. The hindwings are light grey, darker posteriorly.''Annals of the South African Museum''. 17 (4): 288.


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Endemic moths of South Africa Moths described in 1920 Agonopterix Moths of Africa {{Agonopterix-stub