Agdistis adactyla

Agdistis adactyla is a moth in the family Pterophoridae. It is known from most of the Palearctic realm, 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.

Agdistis adactyla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Agdistis
Species:
A. adactyla
Binomial name
Agdistis adactyla
(Hübner, [1819])[1]
Synonyms
  • Alucita adactyla Hübner, 1819
  • Adactyla huebneri Zeller, 1841

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.

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