Agonopterix nigrinotella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by August Busck in 1908.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Quebec and Wisconsin.[2]
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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. nigrinotella
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| Agonopterix nigrinotella (Busck, 1908)
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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.[3]
The larvae feed on Carya species, Ptelea trifoliata and Zanthoxylum americanum.[4]
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Agonopterix nigrinotella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
- ^ Moth Photographers Group
- ^ Proceedings of the United States National Museum
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- ^ Agonopterix at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
