Agdistis frankeniae

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Agdistis frankeniae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Agdistis
Species:
A. frankeniae
Binomial name
Agdistis frankeniae
(Zeller, 1847) [1]
Synonyms
  • Adactyla frankeniaeZeller, 1847
  • Agdistis urmijensisZagulajev, 1996
  • Agdistis bahrlutiaAmsel, 1955
  • Agdistis kulundaUstjuzhanin, 1991
  • Agdistis lerinsisMillière, 1875
  • Agdistis rjaboviZagulajev & Filippova, 1976
  • Agdistis rupestrisBigot, 1974
  • Agdistis tondeuriBigot, 1963

Agdistis frankeniae is a moth in the family Pterophoridae. It is found from Siberia through Central Asia, the northern parts of Asia and North Africa along the Mediterranean and in the west from the Canary Islands to southern France. [2]

The wingspan is about 29 mm.

The larvae feed on Limonium minutum and Frankenia species.

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References

  1. ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Agdistis frankeniae (Zeller, 1847)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  2. ↑ A new species, a new synonym, and new distribution records in the genus Agdistis Hübner, 1825 from Iran (Pterophoridae: Agdistinae) Archived March 20, 2012, at the Wayback Machine


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