Agdistis bifurcatus

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Agdistis bifurcatus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Agdistis
Species:
A. bifurcatus
Binomial name
Agdistis bifurcatus
Agenjo, 1952 [1]

Agdistis bifurcatus is a moth in the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Cape Verde, the Canary Islands, Morocco, Tunisia, the Selvagens Islands, Spain and Portugal.

The larvae feed on Limonium species, including Limonium ferulaceum .

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References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Agdistis bifurcatus Agenjo, 1952". Afromoths. Archived from the original on November 24, 2017. Retrieved November 24, 2017.