Agonopterix encentra is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914.[1] It is found in Japan[2] and the Russian Far East.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Agonopterix |
| Species: | A. encentra
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| Agonopterix encentra (Meyrick, 1914)
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The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings are light ochreous brownish, with scattered black specks, especially on the veins. There is a grey oblique mark from the dorsum near the base and four blackish dots on the termen. The hindwings are dark grey, lighter towards the base.[4]
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Agonopterix encentra". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
- ^ Savela, Markku (September 23, 2019). "Agonopterix encentra (Meyrick, 1914)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ^ "Oecophoridae collection of Siberian Zoological Museum". Archived from the original on 2016-02-17. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
- ^ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1 (8): 252.
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