Agonopterix canadensis
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Depressariidae |
Genus: | Agonopterix |
Species: | A. canadensis
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Binomial name | |
Agonopterix canadensis | |
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Agonopterix canadensis, the Canadian agonopterix, is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found from the north-eastern United States and southern Canada, south through the Rocky Mountains to Colorado, the Basin Range and the mountains of central California and Nevada.[2]
The length of the forewings is 8.5-10.5 mm.
The larvae feed on Senecio species, including Senecio serra.
References
[edit]- ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
- ^ Bug Guide