Agonopterix lythrella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Thomas de Grey in 1889.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario and Saskatchewan.[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. lythrella
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| Binomial name | |
| Agonopterix lythrella (Walsingham, 1889)
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The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are tawny-reddish, dusted with fuscous and pale cinereous towards the costa. There is a pale cinereous basal patch with a distinct spot on its lower half. There is also a curved black spot before the middle of the wing, edged with reddish and followed by cinereous scales. The hindwings are brownish-grey.[3]
The larvae feed on Lythrum alatum, Hypericum punctatum and Hypericum virginicum.[4]
References edit
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Agonopterix lythrella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ Insect Life 1 (8): 257
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- ^ Agonopterix at funet
