Biology:Agdistis manicata
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Short description: Species of plume moth
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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. manicata
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| Binomial name | |
| Agdistis manicata Staudinger, 1859[1]
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Agdistis manicata is a moth in the family Pterophoridae. It is known from France , Portugal, Spain , southern Russia , Libya and Tunisia. In 2019, the species was found in Azerbaijan for the first time.[2]
The wingspan is about 25 mm. The forewings are bright grey.[3]
The larvae feed on Limoniastrum monopetalum.
References
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ 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. ISSN 0300-5267. https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=45570566011. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
- ↑ "Die palaearktischen Agdistis -Arten (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae)". http://www.azoresbioportal.angra.uac.pt/files/publicacoes_Arenberger77_DiePalaearktischenAgdistis-ArtenLepidopteraPterophoridae.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q4691757 entry
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