''Agonopterix nigrinotella'' is a
moth in the family
Depressariidae. It was described by
August Busck
Augustus Busck (February 18, 1870 – March 7, 1944) was a Danish-American entomologist with the United States Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Entomology. He is best known for his work with microlepidoptera, of which he described over ...
in 1908. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from
Arkansas,
Illinois,
Indiana,
Maine,
Maryland,
Michigan,
Minnesota,
New York
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* '' ...
,
Ohio,
Ontario,
Quebec and
Wisconsin.
The
wingspan is 20–23 mm. The forewings are brownish fuscous faintly, irrorated with blackish fuscous. There is a blackish-fuscous shade beyond the light basal part of the wing, which fades rapidly into the lighter ground colour. There is a black discal dot at the basal third in the cell, followed at the end of the cell by a yellowish-white discal spot. The hindwings are shining light yellowish fuscous.
The larvae feed on ''
Carya'' species, ''
Ptelea trifoliata'' and ''
Zanthoxylum americanum''.
''Agonopterix''
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
References
Moths described in 1908
Agonopterix
Moths of North America
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