Agonopterix hyperella — The Life Data

Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Depressariidae/Agonopterix

At a glance

Occurrence records34

Data sources6

Biological traits0

DNA specimens1

eDNA detections0

Sources6 archives

Databases and archives Agonopterix hyperella's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility34 records↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics1 specimens↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗

On this page3 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Occurrence & distributionGBIF34 records

DNA & barcodingBOLD1 specimens

01Narrative

Agonopterix hyperella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Charles Russell Ely in 1910. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Ohio and Tennessee.Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. The wingspan is 15–17 mm. The forewings are dark lavender gray, with brownish shading. There is a yellowish-white band near the base, usually containing a few black scales. There are small yellowish and black patches along the costal margin and a black crescent-shaped line on the disc with a white discal spot beyond it. The hindwings are smoky gray.Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 12 (2): 68 The larvae feed on Hypericum prolificum and Hypericum perforatum.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

No structured trait data for this taxon yet.

05DNA & barcoding1 specimens

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Agonopterix hyperella has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens1

BINs1

Marker genes1

Countries1

Marker genes sequenced

★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.

COI-5P

animal barcode

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type34 records

Wild obs. + sensor10

Museum / vouchered24

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO56 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy75% within 1 km

≤100 m 6>10 km 2

8 georeferenced · 2 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor10

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy14% within 1 km

≤1 km 1≤10 km 6

7 georeferenced · 17 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence24

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions4 of 5 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Philadelphia, US	11
Mississippi State, US	6
Washington, US	5
Cornell University Insect Collectionlocation not on record	1
St. Paul, US	1

5 institutions · 24 of 24 vouchered records shown