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Agdistinae
''Agdistis'' is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae described by Jacob Hübner in 1825. It is the only genus in the Agdistinae subfamily which was described by J. W. Tutt in 1906. Species of the Catalogue of the Pterophoroidea of the World lists the following species for genus ''Agdistis'': *'' Agdistis aberdareana'' Arenberger, 1988 *'' Agdistis adactyla'' (Hübner, 819 *'' Agdistis adenensis'' Amsel, 1961 *'' Agdistis africana'' Arenberger, 1996 *'' Agdistis aguessei'' Bigot & Picard, 2004 *'' Agdistis americana'' Barnes & Lindsey, 1921 *'' Agdistis andreeva'' Arenberger, 2013 *'' Agdistis anikini'' Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2009 *'' Agdistis arabica'' Amsel, 1958 *'' Agdistis arenbergeri'' Gielis, 1986 *'' Agdistis asthenes'' Bigot, 1970 *'' Agdistis bellissima'' Arenberger, 1975 *'' Agdistis bennetti'' (Curtis, 1833) *'' Agdistis betica'' Arenberger, 1978 *'' Agdistis bifurcatus'' Agenjo, 1952 *'' Agdistis bigoti'' Arenberger, 1976 *'' Agdistis bouyeri'' Gielis, 2 ...
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Agdistis Adactyla
''Agdistis adactyla'' is a moth species in the family Pterophoridae, and the type species of genus ''Agdistis''. It is known from most of the Palearctic realm, where it occurs from central and south-western Europe and North Africa to eastern Asia. Distribution The species is known from Europe, North Africa and Asia, with a type locality (biology), type locality in Austria. Within Europe, the species occurs from southern France and northern Germany eastwards. A single record from the Netherlands, 250 km from its nearest known locality, has been deemed an incidental introduction. In Africa, the species is known from Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Jordan. In Asia, the species has been recorded from Russia, Israel, Turkey, Armenia, Iran, Afghanistan, Kazachstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Mongolia and China. Appearance As with other species in ''Agdistis'', and unlike the rest of the Pterophoridae, the wings of ''Agdistis adactyla'' are whole rather than cleft. The wingsp ...
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Agdistis Cretifera
''Agdistis cretifera'' is a moth in the family Pterophoridae. It is known from South Africa and Namibia Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country on the west coast of Southern Africa. Its borders include the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south; in the no .... References Agdistinae Moths of Sub-Saharan Africa Plume moths of Africa Moths described in 1909 Taxa named by Edward Meyrick {{Agdistinae-stub ...
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Agdistis Clara
''Agdistis clara'' is a moth in the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Namibia, Botswana and South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O .... References Agdistinae Moths of Sub-Saharan Africa Plume moths of Africa Moths described in 1986 Taxa named by Ernst Arenberger {{Agdistinae-stub ...
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Agdistis Caradjai
''Agdistis caradjai'' is a moth in the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Turkey, Russia and Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ....A new species, a new synonym, and new distribution records in the genus Agdistis Hübner, 1825 from Iran (Pterophoridae: Agdistinae)


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Agdistis Adenensis
''Agdistis adenensis'' is a moth in the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Yemen, Oman, Iran and Bahrain Bahrain, officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, is an island country in West Asia. Situated on the Persian Gulf, it comprises a small archipelago of 50 natural islands and an additional 33 artificial islands, centered on Bahrain Island, which mak ....A new species, a new synonym, and new distribution records in the genus Agdistis Hübner, 1825 from Iran (Pterophoridae: Agdistinae)


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Agdistis Africana
''Agdistis africana'' is a moth in the family Pterophoridae The Pterophoridae or plume moths are a family of Lepidoptera with unusually modified wings, giving them the shape of a narrow winged airplane. Though they belong to the Apoditrysia like the larger moths and the butterflies, unlike these they are .... This species is known only from the type locality, the Tsitsikamma Coastal National Park in South Africa. References Agdistinae Endemic moths of South Africa Plume moths of Africa Moths described in 1996 Taxa named by Ernst Arenberger {{Agdistinae-stub ...
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Agdistis Arabica
''Agdistis arabica'' is a moth in the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Israel, Iran, Pakistan, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, Egypt and Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# .... References Agdistinae Moths of Africa Moths of the Middle East Moths of the Arabian Peninsula Fauna of Somalia Moths described in 1958 Taxa named by Hans Georg Amsel {{Agdistinae-stub ...
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Agdistis Bennetti
''Agdistis bennetii'' is a moth of the family Pterophoridae found in Europe. It inhabits salt marshes. Description The wingspan is 24–30 mm. Adults are greyish brown. There are two generations per year, with adults on wing from mid-May to the beginning of July and again from mid-July to mid-September. The larvae feed on common sea-lavender (''Limonium vulgare'') and rock sea-lavender (''Limonium binervosum'') feeding on the undersides of the leaves. Distribution ''Agdistis bennetti'' has been recorded in the coastal areas of Great Britain, Denmark, Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Albania, and the former Yugoslavia , common_name = Yugoslavia , life_span = 1918–19921941–1945: World War II in Yugoslavia#Axis invasion and dismemberment of Yugoslavia, Axis occupation , p1 = Kingdom of SerbiaSerbia , flag_p .... References External links Lepiforum e. V. Agdistinae Moths of Europe Moths ...
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Agdistis Chardzhouna
''Agdistis chardzhouna'' is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Turkmenistan. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the opposite wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingsp ... is about 35 mm. The forewings and hindwings are grey. Adults have been recorded in May. References Moths described in 1997 Agdistinae {{Agdistinae-stub ...
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Agdistis Cathae
''Agdistis cathae'' is a moth in the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Yemen Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country in West Asia. Located in South Arabia, southern Arabia, it borders Saudi Arabia to Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, the north, Oman to Oman–Yemen border, the northeast, the south-eastern part .... References Agdistinae Moths of the Arabian Peninsula Moths described in 1999 {{Agdistinae-stub ...
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Agdistis Cappadociensis
''Agdistis cappadociensis'' is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Turkey (including the Sivas Province). The habitat consists of heavily pastured steppe interspersed with ploughed fields. Plants recorded on the site are ''Crataegus'', ''Allium'' and ''Dianthus'' species. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the opposite wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingsp ... is about 22 mm. Adults have been recorded in May. References Moths described in 2000 Agdistinae Endemic fauna of Turkey {{Agdistinae-stub ...
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Agdistis Bouyeri
''Agdistis bouyeri'' is a moth of the family Pterophoroidea. It is found in Angola. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the opposite wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingsp ... is 15–17 mm. The moth flies from January to February. External linksTen new species of Afrotropical Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) Endemic moth species of Angola Agdistinae Insects of Angola Moths of Africa Taxa named by Cees Gielis Moths described in 2008 {{Agdistinae-stub ...
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