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Four-dotted Agonopterix - Agonopterix robiniella
TL: ~ 10 mm. Pale orange FW peppered with rusty scales. Darker zigzag bar extends through inner median area. Black dot marks AM area. Host: Black locust.
Habitat: Attracted to a 395 nm LED light in a semi-rural area
''Agonopterix robiniella'', the four-dotted agonopterix moth or locust leaf roller, is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Nova Scotia to Georgia, west to Oklahoma, north to Illinois, Michigan and southern Ontario.
The wingspan is about 16–20 mm. The forewings are yellow, mottled and overlaid with brick red and irrorated and shaded with fuscous and black. There are two black discal spots at the basal third and a poorly.. more
Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
By Christine Young
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Uploaded Jul 16, 2019. Captured Jul 15, 2019 22:42 in 5 East St, New Milford, CT 06776, USA.
