Agonopterix phaeocausta

Agonopterix phaeocausta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Agonopterix
Species: A. phaeocausta
Binomial name
Agonopterix phaeocausta
(Meyrick, 1934)
Synonyms
  • Cryptolechia phaeocausta Meyrick, 1934

Agonopterix phaeocausta is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1934.[1] It is found in Japan.[2][3]

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are dark grey with a faint purplish tinge and with the extreme costal edge touched whitish from about one-fourth to three-fourths. There is an indistinct transverse mark of blackish-grey scales on the end of the cell. The hindwings are rather dark grey.[4]

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