Biology:Agdistis adactyla
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Agdistis |
| Species: | A. adactyla
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Agdistis adactyla is a moth species in the family Pterophoridae, and the type species of genus Agdistis.[3] It is known from most of the Palearctic realm, where it occurs from central and south-western Europe and North Africa to eastern Asia.
Distribution
The species is known from Europe, North Africa and Asia, with a type locality in Austria.[4]
Within Europe, the species occurs from southern France and northern Germany eastwards.[5] A single record[6][5] from the Netherlands, 250 km from its nearest known locality,[5] has been deemed an incidental introduction.[7] In Africa, the species is known from Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Jordan.[1] In Asia, the species has been recorded from Russia , Israel, Turkey, Armenia, Iran, Afghanistan, Kazachstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Mongolia and China .[1]
Appearance
As with other species in Agdistis, and unlike the rest of the Pterophoridae, the wings of Agdistis adactyla are whole rather than cleft.[5] The wingspan is 20–26 mm.[5] The forewings have four dark spots along the costa, best visible from the underside,[5] and are dark grey in color. The hindwings are also grey with a cream colored fringe.
Specimens found in steppe habitats are brighter and larger than those in saline areas.[2]
Behaviour and habitat
The larvae feed on Artemisia campestris, Artemisia scoparia, Chenopodium fruticosum, Erica cinerea and Santolina chamaecyparissus,[1] and may be detritivorous.[8] In Germany, larvae can be found until June.[5]
In Central Europe, the adults are on wing in a single generation, which in Germany occurs in June and July. In southern parts of its range, the species may have multiple generations.[5] Adults are attracted to light.[9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Gielis, Cees (2003). "Catalogue of the Superfamily Pterophoroidea". World Catalogue of Insects 4: Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea (Lepidoptera). Apollo Books. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/270723918. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Nupponen, K. (2022). "Description of a new Pterophoridae from Kazakhstan and new distribution records from central Palearctic region (Insecta: Lepidoptera)". SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología 50 (197): 62. doi:10.57065/shilap.188. ISSN 0300-5267. https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=45570566011. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
- ↑ Gielis, Cees (1 January 1993). "Generic revision of the superfamily Pterophoroidea (Lepidoptera)" (in en). Zoologische Verhandelingen 290 (1): 10. https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/317793/. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
- ↑ Kim, Sora; Na, Solmoon; Bae, Yang-Seop; Lee, Seunghwan (June 2019). "A new record of Korean "un-cleft pterophorid" (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae: Agdistinae: Agdistis) with a checklist". Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity 12 (2): 329. doi:10.1016/j.japb.2018.12.004.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 Wolschrijn, J. B.; Kuchlein, J. H. (1 January 2000). "Agdistis adactyla, a new plume moth for The Netherlands (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae)" (in en). Entomologische Berichten 60 (10): 185–188. https://natuurtijdschriften.nl/pub/1012075. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
- ↑ "Averuitvedermot - Agdistis adactyla" (in nl-nl). https://www.verspreidingsatlas.nl/T460005.
- ↑ Vos, R. de. "Agdistis adactyla". https://www.nederlandsesoorten.nl/linnaeus_ng/app/views/species/nsr_taxon.php?id=168051&cat=CTAB_PRESENCE_STATUS.
- ↑ Kim, Sora; Byun, Bong-Kyu; Lee, Bong-Woo; Lee, Seunghwan (March 2012). "New record of the subfamily Agdistinae (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Korea with description of a new species". Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology 15 (1): 27–29. doi:10.1016/j.aspen.2011.08.001. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1226861511000938. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
- ↑ Pérez, Juan José Pino; Pérez, Rubén Pino (2018). "Agdistis adactyla (Hübner, [1819) (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae, Agdistinae) en Orense (Galicia, NO España)"] (in es). Burbug 44. ISSN 2444-0329. http://www.burbug.org/d/burbug_44_Agdistis_adactyla.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q4691691 entry
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