Agdistis adactyla

Agdistis adactyla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Agdistis
Species:
A. adactyla
Binomial name
Agdistis adactyla
(Hübner, [1823]),[1] or
(Hübner, [1819])[2]
Synonyms
  • Alucita adactyla Hübner, 1819[1]
  • Adactyla huebneri Zeller, 1841[1]

Agdistis adactyla is a moth species in the family Pterophoridae, and the type species of genus Agdistis.[3] 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 in Austria.[4]

Within Europe, the species occurs from southern France and northern Germany eastwards.[5] A single record[6][5] from the Netherlands, 250 km from its nearest known locality,[5] has been deemed an incidental introduction.[7] In Africa, the species is known from Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Jordan.[1] In Asia, the species has been recorded from Russia, Israel, Turkey, Armenia, Iran, Afghanistan, Kazachstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Mongolia and China.[1]

Appearance

As with other species in Agdistis, and unlike the rest of the Pterophoridae, the wings of Agdistis adactyla are whole rather than cleft.[5] The wingspan is 20–26 mm.[5]

Specimens found in steppe habitats are brighter and larger than those in saline areas.[2]

Behaviour and habitat

The larvae feed on Artemisia campestris, Artemisia scoparia, Chenopodium fruticosum, Erica cinerea and Santolina chamaecyparissus,[1] and may be detritivorous.[8] In Germany, larvae can be found until June.[5]

In Central Europe, the adults are on wing in a single generation, which in Germany occurs in June and July. In southern parts of its range, the species may have multiple generations.[5] Adults are attracted to light.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Gielis, Cees (2003). "Catalogue of the Superfamily Pterophoroidea". World Catalogue of Insects 4: Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea (Lepidoptera). Apollo Books. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b Nupponen, K. (2022). "Description of a new Pterophoridae from Kazakhstan and new distribution records from central Palearctic region (Insecta: Lepidoptera)". SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 50 (197): 62. doi:10.57065/shilap.188. ISSN 0300-5267. S2CID 253515578. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  3. ^ Gielis, Cees (1 January 1993). "Generic revision of the superfamily Pterophoroidea (Lepidoptera)". Zoologische Verhandelingen. 290 (1): 10. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  4. ^ Kim, Sora; Na, Solmoon; Bae, Yang-Seop; Lee, Seunghwan (June 2019). "A new record of Korean "un-cleft pterophorid" (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae: Agdistinae: Agdistis) with a checklist". Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity. 12 (2): 329. doi:10.1016/j.japb.2018.12.004. S2CID 135189036.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g Wolschrijn, J. B.; Kuchlein, J. H. (1 January 2000). "Agdistis adactyla, a new plume moth for The Netherlands (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae)". Entomologische Berichten. 60 (10): 185–188. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Averuitvedermot - Agdistis adactyla". www.verspreidingsatlas.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  7. ^ Vos, R. de. "Agdistis adactyla". Nederlands Soortenregister (www.nederlandsesoorten.nl). Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  8. ^ Kim, Sora; Byun, Bong-Kyu; Lee, Bong-Woo; Lee, Seunghwan (March 2012). "New record of the subfamily Agdistinae (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Korea with description of a new species". Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology. 15 (1): 27–29. doi:10.1016/j.aspen.2011.08.001. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  9. ^ Pérez, Juan José Pino; Pérez, Rubén Pino (2018). "Agdistis adactyla (Hübner, [1819]) (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae, Agdistinae) en Orense (Galicia, NO España)" (PDF). Burbug (in Spanish). 44. ISSN 2444-0329.
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