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Agdistis varii

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Agdistis varii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Agdistis
Species:
A. varii
Binomial name
Agdistis varii
Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2009

Agdistis varii is a moth in the family Pterophoridae. It is known from South Africa (Mpumalanga, Limpopo) and Zimbabwe.[1]

The wingspan is 16–20 mm. Adults are on wing from February to May.

Etymology[edit]

The species is named after Dr L. Vari, head of the Lepidoptera Department, Transvaal Museum (Pretoria).

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