Agdistis adactyla
| Agdistis adactyla | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Agdistis |
| Species: | A. adactyla |
| Binomial name | |
| Agdistis adactyla (Hübner, [1819])[1] | |
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Agdistis adactyla is a moth in the Pterophoridae family. It is known from most of the Palaearctic ecozone, 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.