Cryptolechia aganopis explained

Cryptolechia aganopis is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1905. It is found in Sri Lanka.^[1]

The wingspan is 15–19 mm for males and 19–26 mm for females.^[2] The forewings are light brown, slightly ferruginous tinged, with a few scattered dark fuscous scales. The stigmata is dark fuscous. The hindwings are pale fuscous, tinged with whitish-ochreous anteriorly, darker towards the apex.^[3]

Notes and References

1. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/depressariidae/cryptolechiinae/cryptolechia/ Cryptolechia
2. https://archive.org/stream/journalofbombayn20191011bomb#page/163/mode/1up Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 20 (1): 163
3. https://archive.org/stream/journalofbombayn16abomb#page/605/mode/1up Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 16 (4): 605