Agdistis ingens

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Agdistis ingens
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Agdistis
Species:
A. ingens
Binomial name
Agdistis ingens
Christoph, 1887 [1]

Agdistis ingens is a moth in the family Pterophoridae. It is known from southern Russia, China (Gansu), Mongolia, Tadzhikistan, Kirghistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan. [2]

The wingspan is 32–35 mm. [3]

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<i>Agdistis adactyla</i> Species of plume moth

Agdistis adactyla is a moth species in the family Pterophoridae, and the type species of genus Agdistis. It is known from most of the Palearctic realm, where it occurs from central and south-western Europe and North Africa to eastern Asia.

Agdistis obstinata is a moth in the family Pterophoridae. It is known from South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Ethiopia.

Agdistis hartigi is a moth in the family Pterophoridae. It is known from southern Spain, Italy, Greece and Tunisia.

Agdistis paralia is a moth in the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Spain, France, Italy, Malta, Greece, Israel, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco. It has also been recorded from China (Gansu).

Agdistis symmetrica is a moth belonging to the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Malta and Tunisia.

Agdistis flavissima is a moth in the family Pterophoridae. It is known to occur in China (Xinjiang), Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and European Russia.

Agdistis neglecta is a moth in the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Spain, Portugal, southern France, the Balearic Islands, Corsica, mainland Italy and Sardinia.

Agdistis nigra is a moth in the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Cyprus and Israel.

Agdistis manicata is a moth in the family Pterophoridae. It is known from France, Portugal, Spain, southern Russia, Libya and Tunisia. In 2019, the species was found in Azerbaijan for the first time.

Agdistis pseudocanariensis is a moth in the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Spain and the Canary Islands.

Agdistis pygmaea is a moth in the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Israel.

Agdistis asthenes is a moth in the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Mongolia and Kazakhstan.

Agdistis maghrebi is a moth in the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Algeria.

Agdistis sphinx is a moth in the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Algeria and Morocco.

Agdistis mevlaniella is a moth in the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Anatolia.

Agdistis uncirectangula is a moth in the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Ningxia, China.

<i>Stenoptilia nolckeni</i> Species of plume moth

Stenoptilia nolckeni is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Finland and northern Russia. It has also been recorded from Korea and China.

Marasmarcha colossa is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Russia, Turkmenistan., Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan and Tajikistan.

Merrifieldia alaica is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is found in Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Afghanistan. The species was first described by Aristide Caradja in 1920.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Hao, S.; Li, H. (2003). "A taxonomic study of the genus Agdistis HÜBNER, [1825] 1816 from China, with description of one new species (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae: Agdistinae)" (PDF). Quadrifina. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-02-12. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  3. "Die palaearktischen Agdistis -Arten (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-04. Retrieved 2011-04-01.