Agdistis manicata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Agdistis
Species:
A. manicata
Binomial name
Agdistis manicata
Synonyms
  • Agdistis gigas Turati, 1924
  • Agdistis lutescens Turati, 1927
  • Agdistis tunesiella Amsel, 1955

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

  1. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  2. ↑ 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. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "Die palaearktischen Agdistis -Arten (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-04. Retrieved 2011-04-01.


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