Agriphila biarmicus explained

Agriphila biarmicus is a species of moth in the family Crambidae first described by Johan Martin Jakob von Tengström in 1865.^[1] It is found in Fennoscandia, north-western Russia, Estonia, Latvia and in the Alps of Switzerland, Austria and Italy.^[2] It is also found in Canada, including Alberta and Quebec.^[3]

The wingspan is about 19 mm for ssp. paganella and 12–13 mm for European subspecies.^{[4] [5]}

Subspecies

• Agriphila biarmicus biarmicus (Scandinavia, north-western Russia)
• Agriphila biarmicus illatella (Fuchs, 1902) (Scandinavia)
• Agriphila biarmicus alpina (Bleszynski, 1957) (Alps)
• Agriphila biarmicus paganella (McDunnough, 1925) (North America)

Notes and References

1. Web site: GlobIZ search . Global Information System on Pyraloidea . 2012-03-16 .
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304220631/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=443234 Fauna Europaea
3. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=5395 mothphotographersgroup
4. http://www2.nrm.se/en/svenska_fjarilar/a/agriphila_biarmicus.html Swedish Moths
5. Web site: Bird, C. D. . Schmidt, B. C. . April 24, 2003 . Species Details: Agriphila biarmica . University of Alberta Museums . E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum . December 27, 2020.