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''Agnippe yongdengensis'' is a
moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...
of the family
Gelechiidae The Gelechiidae are a family of moths commonly referred to as twirler moths or gelechiid moths. They are the namesake family of the huge and little-studied superfamily Gelechioidea, and the family's taxonomy has been subject to considerable d ...
. It is found in China (Gansu). The
wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan ...
is 10 mm. The forewings are grey-brown, the posterior margin grey-cream, densely mottled brown. The hindwings are light grey. Adults are on wing in early July., 2010: Review of the genus ''Agnippe'' (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in the Palaearctic region. ''European Journal of Entomology'' 107 (2): 247-265. Full Article


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Moths described in 1993 Agnippe Moths of Asia {{Litini-stub