Agdistis adactyla

Agdistis adactyla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Agdistis
Species:	A. adactyla
Binomial name
	Agdistis adactyla; (Hübner, [1819])[1]
Synonyms
	Alucita adactyla Hübner, 1819; Adactyla huebneri Zeller, 1841;

Agdistis adactyla is a moth in the family Pterophoridae. It is known from most of the Palearctic realm, from central and south-western Europe to eastern Asia.[2] Records including China (Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia, Xinjiang), Mongolia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran and Turkey.

The wingspan is 22–26 mm. The forewings are dark grey with four dark spots along the costa. The hindwings are also grey with a cream colored fringe. Adults are on wing from June to mid August.[3]

The larvae feed on Artemisia campestris and Chenopodium fruticosum. They live in the lower parts of the plant. Larvae can be found from September to following year May.

References

Fauna Europaea
A new species, a new synonym, and new distribution records in the genus Agdistis Hübner, 1825 from Iran (Pterophoridae: Agdistinae) Archived March 20, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
microlepidoptera.nl Archived September 28, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] A new species, a new synonym, and new distribution records in the genus Agdistis Hübner, 1825 from Iran (Pterophoridae: Agdistinae) Archived March 20, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

[3] rolepidoptera.nl Archived September 28, 2012, at the Wayback Machine