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Agdistis sphinx

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Species of plume moth

Agdistis sphinx
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Agdistis
Species: A. sphinx
Binomial name
Agdistis sphinx
Walsingham, 1907

Agdistis sphinx is a moth in the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Algeria and Morocco.

The wingspan is 28–35 mm. The forewings are bright grey.

The larvae feed on Limoniastrum species, including Limoniastrum guyonianum.

References

  1. "Die palaearktischen Agdistis -Arten (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae)" (PDF). pp. 185–226. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-04. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
Taxon identifiers
Agdistis sphinx


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