Agdistis sphinx
Appearance
Agdistis sphinx | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Agdistis |
Species: | A. sphinx
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Binomial name | |
Agdistis sphinx Walsingham, 1907
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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.[1]
The larvae feed on Limoniastrum species, including Limoniastrum guyonianum.
References
[edit]- ^ "Die palaearktischen Agdistis -Arten (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae)" (PDF). pp. 185–226. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-04. Retrieved 2011-04-01.