Agonopterix hoenei is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Alexandr L. Lvovsky and Shu-Xia Wang in 2011. It is found in Yunnan, China.

Agonopterix hoenei
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Agonopterix
Species:
A. hoenei
Binomial name
Agonopterix hoenei
Lvovsky & S.-X. Wang, 2011

The wingspan is about 25 mm.

Etymology

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The species is named for Hermann Höne, a German consul in Shanghai and entomologist, who collected the holotype.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Lvovsky, Alexandr L. & Wang, Shuxia (2011). "Five species of the genus Agonopterix Hübner (Lepidoptera: Depressariidae) from China". Zootaxa. 3053: 63–68.