''Agonopterix sanguinella'' 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 1902. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from
Arizona,
New Mexico and
Nevada.
The
wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings are grey, irrorated (sprinkled) with black and with a carmine tinge, this carmine color is more pronounced along the costa and apex. The base of the wing and costa are pale grayish ochrous, the former followed by and the latter narrowly edged with black. There are two black discal spots edged with a few carmine scales at the basal third and a white discal spot edged with carmine at the end of the cell. There is also a blackish dash from the discal spot at the end of the cell. The hindwings are light ochrous fuscous.
The larvae feed on ''
Robinia neoxmexicana''.
''Agonopterix''
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
References
Moths described in 1902
Agonopterix
Moths of North America
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