Biology:Agdistis danutae

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Short description: Species of plume moth

Agdistis danutae
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Agdistis
Species:
A. danutae
Binomial name
Agdistis danutae
Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2009[1]

Agdistis danutae is a moth in the family Pterophoridae.[1][2] It is known from Namibia.[1]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are on wing in April.[1]

Etymology

The species is named after Dr Danuta J. Plisko of Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 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 danutae Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2009". https://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/AGDIDANU. 

Wikidata ☰ Q4691713 entry