Biology:Agdistis dicksoni
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Short description: Species of plume moth
| Agdistis dicksoni | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Agdistis |
| Species: | A. dicksoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Agdistis dicksoni Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2009[1]
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Agdistis dicksoni is a moth in the family Pterophoridae.[1][2] It is known from South Africa (Western and Northern Cape).[1]
The wingspan is 18–21 mm. Adults are on wing from June to December.[1]
Etymology
The species is named after Dr C.G.C. Dickson, a famous lepidopterologist.[1]
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2011–2024). "Agdistis dicksoni Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2009". https://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/AGDIDICK.
Wikidata ☰ Q4691716 entry
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