| Agdistis bennetii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Agdistis |
| Species: | A. bennetii |
| Binomial name | |
| Agdistis bennetii | |
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Agdistis bennetii is a moth of the family Pterophoridae found in Europe. It inhabits salt marshes.
The wingspan is 24–30 mm. [2] Adults are greyish brown. There are two generations per year, with adults on wing from mid-May to the beginning of July and again from mid-July to mid-September.
The larvae feed on common sea-lavender ( Limonium vulgare ) and rock sea-lavender ( Limonium binervosum ) feeding on the undersides of the leaves. [3]
Agdistis bennetti has been recorded in the coastal areas of Great Britain, Denmark, Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Albania, and the former Yugoslavia.
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Limonium binervosum, commonly known as rock sea-lavender, is an aggregate species in the family Plumbaginaceae.
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