Agonopterix thelmae Clarke, 1941 is a animal in the Depressariidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Agonopterix thelmae Clarke, 1941

Agonopterix thelmae Clarke, 1941

Agonopterix thelmae is a Depressariidae moth found across parts of North America with a roughly 21 mm wingspan.

Genus
Agonopterix
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Agonopterix thelmae Clarke, 1941

Thelma's agonopterix moth, with the scientific name Agonopterix thelmae Clarke, 1941, is a moth species that belongs to the family Depressariidae. This moth is distributed in North America, across a range extending from New England south to South Carolina, west to Kentucky and Illinois, and north to Michigan and southern Ontario. The wingspan of this species reaches approximately 21 mm. In Kentucky, adult Thelma's agonopterix moths are active in flight from July to October, while in southern Ontario, adults are on wing from August to September.

Photo: (c) Josh van der Meulen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Josh van der Meulen · cc-by-nc-nd

Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Depressariidae › Agonopterix

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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