Agonopterix Pergandeella
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''Agonopterix pergandeella'' 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
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
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and
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. The
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is about 21 mm. The forewings are light brown, irrorated (speckled) with poorly defined blackish-fuscous spots and with a series of similarly colored spots around the termen. There are two black discal spots at the basal third in the cell and another similar spot at the end of the cell, preceded by an ill-defined blackish-fuscous cloud. The base of the costa is fuscous and there is a well-defined black spot in the inner angle. The hindwings are shining light yellowish fuscous.''Proceedings of the United States National Museum''


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Moths described in 1908 Agonopterix Moths of North America {{Agonopterix-stub