Agdistis varii

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Agdistis varii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Agdistis
Species:
A. varii
Binomial name
Agdistis varii
Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2009 [1]

Agdistis varii is a moth in the family Pterophoridae. [1] [2] It is known from South Africa (Mpumalanga, Limpopo) and Zimbabwe. [1]

The wingspan is 16–20 mm. Adults are on wing from February to May. [1]

Etymology

The species is named after Dr L. Vari, head of the Lepidoptera Department, Transvaal Museum (Pretoria). [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Kovtunovich, V. N. & Ustjuzhanin, P. Ya. (2009). "New species and records of plume moths of the genus Agdistis Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae, Agdistinae) from Southern Africa". Amurian Zoological Journal. 1 (1): 37–44. doi: 10.33910/1999-4079-2009-1-1-37-44 .
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2011–2024). "Agdistis varii Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2009". Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 7 August 2024.