Agnippe leuconota

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Agnippe leuconota is a moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Illinois, Maine, Florida, Texas and Mexico.[2][3]

Agnippe leuconota
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Agnippe
Species:
A. leuconota
Binomial name
Agnippe leuconota
(Zeller, 1873)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia (Teliea) leuconota Zeller, 1873
  • Phaetusa plutella Chambers, 1875
  • Evippe leuconota Zeller, 1873

Adults are similar to Agnippe prunifoliella, but that species has a small white spot on the base of the costa of the forewings, a distinct white costal spot just before the cilia, and a white streak in the apex, all of which are absent in leuconota. In prunifoliella, the white of the dorsal margin sends three large almost triangular projections into the brown, but in this species there are three scarcely perceptible emarginations only.[4] Adults are on wing from May to August.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Evippe leuconota​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  2. ^ Agnippe at funet
  3. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  4. ^ Can. Ent. 7 (6): 106   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. ^ Bug Guide