Agonopterix

Translingual

Agonopterix ocellana

Etymology

Ancient Greek ἄγονος m (ágonos, “infertile, barren, sterile”) +‎ Ancient Greek πτέρῠξ f (ptérux, “wing (of a bird)”), literally “barren-wing”. The nonstandard spelling of the -pterix suffix (usually -pteryx) may suggest Latin or English influence in the taxonomic spelling.

Proper noun

Agonopterix f

1. A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Depressariinae – certain depressariid moths.

Derived terms

• Subagonopterix

Further reading

• Agonopterix on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Agonopterix on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Agonopterix on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons