Agdistis kruegeri
| Agdistis kruegeri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Agdistis |
| Species: | A. kruegeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Agdistis kruegeri Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2009[1]
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Agdistis kruegeri is a moth in the family Pterophoridae.[1][2] It is known from South Africa (Northern Cape, Western Cape, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal).[1]
The wingspan is 18–22 mm. Adults are on wing from October to November.[1]
Etymology
[edit]The species is named after Dr Martin Krüger (Transvaal Museum, Pretoria).[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Kovtunovich, V. N. & Ustjuzhanin, P. Ya. (2009). "New species and records of plume moths of the genus Agdistis Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae, Agdistinae) from Southern Africa". Amurian Zoological Journal. 1 (1): 37–44. doi:10.33910/1999-4079-2009-1-1-37-44.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2011–2024). "Agdistis kruegeri Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2009". Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 4 August 2024.
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