Agdistis manicata
| Agdistis manicata | |
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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. manicata
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| Binomial name | |
| Agdistis manicata Staudinger, 1859[1]
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Agdistis manicata is a moth in the family Pterophoridae. It is known from France, Portugal, Spain, southern Russia, Libya and Tunisia. In 2019, the species was found in Azerbaijan for the first time.[2]
The wingspan is about 25 mm. The forewings are bright grey.[3]
The larvae feed on Limoniastrum monopetalum.
References[edit]
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Nupponen, K. (2022). "Description of a new Pterophoridae from Kazakhstan and new distribution records from central Palearctic region (Insecta: Lepidoptera)". SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 50 (197): 62. ISSN 0300-5267. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
- ^ "Die palaearktischen Agdistis -Arten (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-04. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
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