Agdistis heydeni

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Agdistis heydeni
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Agdistis
Species:
A. heydeni
Binomial name
Agdistis heydeni
(Zeller, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Adactyla heydeniZeller, 1852
  • Agdistis excurataMeyrick, 1921

Agdistis heydeni is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from western Asia, southern Europe, Hungary, Poland, North Africa and the Canary Islands.

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The larvae feed on Atriplex halimus and Stachys glutinosa . Other recorded foodplants include Lamium , Origanum , Calamintha and Phlomis species.

Subspecies

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