Agdistis bennetii

Agdistis bennetii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Agdistis
Species:
A. bennetii
Binomial name
Agdistis bennetii
(Curtis, 1833) [1]
Synonyms
  • Adactyla bennetii Curtis, 1833
  • Agdistis bennetti

Agdistis bennetii is a moth of the family Pterophoridae found in Europe. It inhabits salt marshes.

Figs.1 larva after final moult, 1a pupa

Description

The wingspan is 24–30 mm.[2] 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.[3]

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.

References

  1. ^ "Agdistis bennetii (Curtis, 1833)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  2. ^ Kimber, Ian. "Agdistis bennetii (Curtis, 1833)". UKmoths. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  3. ^ Ellis, W N. "Agdistis bennetii (Curtis, 1833) saltmarsh plume". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 1 June 2020.



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