Agonopterix compacta

Agonopterix compacta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Agonopterix
Species: A. compacta
Binomial name
Agonopterix compacta
(Meyrick, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Depressaria compacta Meyrick, 1914

Agonopterix compacta is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1914.[1] It is found in South Africa.[2]

The wingspan is 19–20 mm. The forewings are whitish-ochreous, partially tinged with brownish and with some scattered blackish specks and a blackish-grey spot on the base of the costa, its edge marked with a black dot above the middle of the wing. The hindwings are ochreous-whitish, slightly tinged with grey.[3]

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