| Agdistis adactyla | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Agdistis |
| Species: | A. adactyla |
| Binomial name | |
| Agdistis adactyla | |
| Synonyms | |
Agdistis adactyla is a moth species in the family Pterophoridae, and the type species of genus Agdistis . [3] It is known from most of the Palearctic realm, where it occurs from central and south-western Europe and North Africa to eastern Asia.
The species is known from Europe, North Africa and Asia, with a type locality in Austria. [4]
Within Europe, the species occurs from southern France and northern Germany eastwards. [5] A single record [6] [5] from the Netherlands, 250 km from its nearest known locality, [5] has been deemed an incidental introduction. [7] In Africa, the species is known from Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Jordan. [1] In Asia, the species has been recorded from Russia, Israel, Turkey, Armenia, Iran, Afghanistan, Kazachstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Mongolia and China. [1]
As with other species in Agdistis, and unlike the rest of the Pterophoridae, the wings of Agdistis adactyla are whole rather than cleft. [5] The wingspan is 20–26 mm. [5]
Specimens found in steppe habitats are brighter and larger than those in saline areas. [2]
The larvae feed on Artemisia campestris , Artemisia scoparia , Chenopodium fruticosum , Erica cinerea and Santolina chamaecyparissus , [1] and may be detritivorous. [8] In Germany, larvae can be found until June. [5]
In Central Europe, the adults are on wing in a single generation, which in Germany occurs in June and July. In southern parts of its range, the species may have multiple generations. [5] Adults are attracted to light. [9]
Agdistis is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae described by Jacob Hübner in 1825. It is the only genus in the Agdistinae subfamily which was described by J. W. Tutt in 1906.
Macropiratidae is a family of moths which has sometimes been treated as a subfamily of the Pterophoridae, owing to the resemblance between specimens of Macropiratidae and plume moths of the genus Agdistis, at least when preserved as pinned specimens. The family contains a single genus Agdistopis with three species.
Nippoptilia cinctipedalis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Australia, Korea, Japan (Kyushu), China, Micronesia, the Republic of Palau and Vietnam.
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Agdistis flavissima is a moth in the family Pterophoridae. It is known to occur in China (Xinjiang), Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and European Russia.
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Agdistis asthenes is a moth in the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Mongolia and Kazakhstan.
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Amblyptilia heliastis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. This species is endemic to New Zealand. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1885. The larvae of this species feed on Veronica species. The adults of this species are on the wing from October to February and can often be found amongst subalpine Veronica species.
Amblyptilia lithoxesta is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is endemic to New Zealand. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1885. This species inhabits rough herbage on mountain sides. Larvae feed on Veronica buchananii. Adults are on the wing in January.
Agdistis gerasimovi is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Central Asian riparian woodlands in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.
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