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Dark Peter

Agrypnia obsoleta (Hagen, 1864)

Status not recordedinsects

The dark peter (Agrypnia obsoleta) is a species in the family Phryganeidae, order Trichoptera.

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Quick facts about the dark peter

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the dark peter live?

Not recorded

Is the dark peter endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the dark peter classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderTrichoptera
  5. familyPhryganeidae
  6. genusAgrypnia
  7. SpeciesAgrypnia obsoleta (Hagen, 1864)

Synonyms Phryganea obsoleta

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • harmohiidekäsFinnish
  • VenstippelschietmotDutch
  • Ven-stippelschietmotDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the dark peter

Other species in the same genus Agrypnia.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the dark peter?

The dark peter (Agrypnia obsoleta) belongs to the family Phryganeidae in the order Trichoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Dark Peter (Agrypnia obsoleta). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/dark-peter

MLA

“Dark Peter (Agrypnia obsoleta).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/dark-peter.

BibTeX
@misc{dark_peter_2026,
  title = {Dark Peter (Agrypnia obsoleta)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/dark-peter},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}