Biology:Agdistis salsolae

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Short description: Species of plume moth

Agdistis salsolae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Agdistis
Species:
A. salsolae
Binomial name
Agdistis salsolae
Walsingham, 1908
Synonyms
  • Agdistis pinkeri Bigot, 1972

Agdistis salsolae is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is endemic to the Canary Islands.

The wingspan is 16–18 mm. There are three generations per year, with adults on wing from March to April, from June to July and in October.

The larvae feed on Salsola oppositifolia.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q292755 entry