| Agdistis symmetrica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Agdistis |
| Species: | A. symmetrica |
| Binomial name | |
| Agdistis symmetrica | |
Agdistis symmetrica is a moth belonging to the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Malta and Tunisia.
The Pterophoridae or plume moths are a family of Lepidoptera with unusually modified wings. Though they belong to the Apoditrysia like the larger moths and the butterflies, unlike these they are tiny and were formerly included among the assemblage called "microlepidoptera".
Agdistis is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae described by Jacob Hübner in 1825. It is the only genus in the Agdistinae subfamily which was described by J. W. Tutt in 1906.
Agdistis tenera is a moth in the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Iran, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen.
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 arabica is a moth in the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Israel, Iran, Pakistan, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, Egypt and Pakistan.
Agdistis notabilis is a moth in the family Pterophoridae. It was first described in 2009 after specimens collected from near Tarrafal, northern Santiago Island, Cape Verde.
Agdistis hartigi is a moth in the family Pterophoridae. It is known from southern Spain, Italy, Greece and Tunisia.
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.
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 tigrovaja is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in 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.
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