Life Insecta Lepidoptera Ditrysia Pterophoroidea Pterophoridae Agdistinae

• Agdistis adactyla (Hübner, [1819]) SWEU, CEU - Afghanistan, Mongolia. See [maps]

  • Alucita adactyla Hübner, [1819]; Samml. eur. Schmett. [9]: pl. 7, f. 32-34
  • Adactyla huebneri Zeller, 1841; Isis von Oken 1841 (10): 771, pl. 4, f. 1, 12, 14-15
  • Agdistis adactyla var. delphinensella Bruand, 1858; in Laboulbène, Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (3) 6: 893

  • Agdistis adactyla; [ME1]; [RFEL]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [SVF]

  Larva on Artemisia campestris, Chenopodium fruticosum, Erica cinerea, Santolina chamaecyparissus [ME1]

• Agdistis adenensis Amsel, 1961 Yemen, Oman, Bahrain, Iran. See [maps]

  • Agdistis adenensis Amsel, 1961; Beitr. naturk. Forsch. SüdwDtl. 20 (1): 61; TL: Aden, Khormaksar

  • Agdistis adenensis; Arenberger, 1999, Esperiana 7: 246; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
• Agdistis americana Barnes & Lindsey, 1921

  • Agdistis americana; [NACL], #6089; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

  Misidentified/misapplied:

  • adactyla Hübner, 1823; auth., (part)
• Agdistis arabica Amsel, 1958 Tunisia, Egypt, Sudan, Bahrain, Arabia, Oman, Somalia, Israel, Pakistan. See [maps]

  • Agdistis arabica Amsel, 1958; Beitr. naturk. Forsch. SüdwDtschl. 17 (1): 75

  • Agdistis arabica; Arenberger, 1999, Esperiana 7: 248; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
• Agdistis bellissima Arenberger, 1975 Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan, Arabia, Yemen. See [maps]

  • Agdistis bellissima Arenberger, 1975; Ent. Zs. 85 (10): 113

  • Agdistis bellissima; Arenberger, 1999, Esperiana 7: 248; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
• Agdistis bennetii (Curtis, 1833) SEU, CEU. See [maps]

  • Adactyla bennetii Curtis, 1833; British Entomology 10: pl. 471

  • Agdistis bennetii; [ME1]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [SVF]

  Larva on Limonium vulgare [ME1]

• Agdistis betica Arenberger, 1978 Spain. See [maps]

  • Agdistis betica Arenberger, 1978; Zs. Arb. Öst. Ent. 29: 79

  • Agdistis betica; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
• Agdistis bifurcatus Agenjo, 1952 Canary Islands, Spain, Morocco. See [maps]

  • Agdistis bifurcatus Agenjo, 1952; Trans. IXth. Int. Congr. Ent. Amsterdam 1: 121

  • Agdistis bifurcatus; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
• Agdistis bigoti Arenberger, 1976 Greece, Crete. See [maps]

  • Agdistis bigoti Arenberger, 1976; Zs. Arb. Öst. Ent. 28: 7

  • Agdistis bigoti; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
• Agdistis cathae Arenberger, 1999 Yemen. See [maps]

  • Agdistis cathae Arenberger, 1999; Esperiana 7: 247; TL: Yemen, Sana'a, 15°04N 43°39E, 60 km SW Sana'a, Makaban Naqil Manakhah, 1900m

  • Agdistis cathae; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Agdistis delicatulella Chrétien, 1917 Malta, Corsica. See [maps]

  • Agdistis delicatulella Chrétien, 1917; Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 85: 462
  • Agdistis melitensis Amsel, 1954; Bull. Soc. Fouad I. Ent. 38: 52

  • Agdistis delicatulella; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
  • Agdistis melitensis; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
• Agdistis espunae Arenberger, 1978 Spain. See [maps]

  • Agdistis espunae Arenberger, 1978; Zs. Arb. Öst. Ent. 29: 75

  • Agdistis espunae; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
• Agdistis frankeniae (Zeller, 1847) Canary Islands, Mediterranean, Romania. See [maps]

  • Adactyla frankeniae Zeller, 1847; Isis von Oken 1847 (12): 900
  • Agdistis lerinsis Millière, 1875; 168
  • Agdistis bahrlutia Amsel, 1955; Bull. Inst. Sci. nat. Belg. 31 (83): 51
  • Agdistis fiorii Bigot, 1960; Alexanor 1: 201
  • Agdistis tondeuri Bigot, 1963; Lambillionea 63: 9
  • Agdistis rupestris Bigot, 1974; Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 79 (3-4): 85

  • Agdistis frankeniae; [ME1]; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]

  Larva on Frankenia , Limonium minutum [ME1]

• Agdistis gittia Arenberger, 1988 Spain. See [maps]

  • Agdistis gittia Arenberger, 1988; Zs. Arb. Öst. Ent. 39: 65

  • Agdistis gittia; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
• Agdistis glaseri Arenberger, 1978 Spain. See [maps]

  • Agdistis glaseri Arenberger, 1978; Zs. Arb. Öst. Ent. 29: 77

  • Agdistis glaseri; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
• Agdistis hakimah Arenberger, 1976 Yemen, Arabia. See [maps]

  • Agdistis hakimah Arenberger, 1976; Fauna Saudi Arabia 7: 166

  • Agdistis hakimah; Arenberger, 1999, Esperiana 7: 245; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Agdistis hartigi Arenberger, 1973 Spain, Sardinia. See [maps]

  • Agdistis hartigi Arenberger, 1973; Studi Sass. III 21(1): 3

  • Agdistis hartigi; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
• Agdistis heydeni (Zeller, 1852) Canary Islands, Mediterranean. See [maps]

  • Adactyla heydeni Zeller, 1852; Linn. Ent. 6: 322
  • Agdistis canariensis Rebel, 1896; Ann. Mus. Wien 11: 114
  • Agdistis excurata Meyrick, 1921; Exotic Microlep. 2 (14): 423

  • Agdistis canariensis; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
  • Agdistis heydeni; [ME1]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Agdistis heydenii; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]

  Larva on Atriplex halimus, Stachys glutinosa [ME1]

• Agdistis ingens Christoph, 1887

  • Agdistis ingens; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
• Agdistis insidiatrix Meyrick, 1936 Yemen, Sokotra. See [maps]

  • Agdistis insidiatrix Meyrick, 1936; Exotic Microlep. 4 (13-14): 426; TL: Ras Shoab, Sokotra I.

  • Agdistis insidiatrix; Arenberger, 1999, Esperiana 7: 248; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
• Agdistis intermedia Caradja, 1920 Hungary, Romania. See [maps]

  • Agdistis benneti var. intermedia Caradja, 1920; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 34 (1/2): 88
  • Agdistis hungarica Amsel, 1955; Bull. Inst. Sci. nat. Belg. 31 (83): 53

  • Agdistis intermedia; [ME1]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]

  Larva on Limonium vulgare serotinum [ME1]

• Agdistis manicata Staudinger, 1859 Mediterranean, S.Russia. See [maps]

  • Agdistis manicata Staudinger, 1859; Stettin ent. Ztg 20 (7-9): 258
  • Agdistis gigas Turati, 1924; Atti Soc. ital. Sci. nat. 63: 149
  • Agdistis lutescens Turati, 1927; Memorie Soc. Ent. Ital. 66: 337
  • Agdistis tunesiella Amsel, 1955; Bull. Inst. Sci. nat. Belg. 31 (83): 55

  • Agdistis manicata; [ME1]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]

  Larva on Limoniastrum monopetalum [ME1]

• Agdistis meridionalis (Zeller, 1847) Canary Islands, Great Britain, Mediterranean, North Africa, Cyprus. See [maps]

  • Adactyla meridionalis Zeller, 1847; Isis von Oken 1847 (12): 898
  • Agdistis staticis Milière, 1875; 375
  • Agdistis tyrrhenica Amsel, 1951; in Hartig & Amsel, Fragm. Ent. 1 (1951): 103
  • Agdistis prolai Hartig, 1953; Boll. Soc. ent. Ital 83: 67

  • Agdistis meridionalis; [ME1]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]

  Larva on Limonium vulgare, Limonium binervosum, L. obtusifolium, L. virgatum, L. cordatum [ME1]

• Agdistis minima Walsingham, 1900 Yemen, Sokotra, .... See [maps]

  • Agdistis minima Walsingham, 1900; Bull. Liverpool Mus. 3 (1): 1; TL: Abd-el-Kuri Id., W Sokotra

  • Agdistis minima; Arenberger, 1999, Esperiana 7: 245; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
• Agdistis nanodes Meyrick, 1906 Sri Lanka, Oman, Yemen, Arabia, Iran, Pakistan, Egypt. See [maps]

  • Agdistis nanodes Meyrick, 1906; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 17 (1): 136; TL: Puttalam, Ceylon

  • Agdistis nanodes; Arenberger, 1999, Esperiana 7: 246; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
• Agdistis neglecta Arenberger, 1976 Spain, S.France, Balearic Islands. See [maps]

  • Agdistis neglecta Arenberger, 1976; Dt. Ent. Z. (N.F) 23 (1): 62

  • Agdistis neglecta; [ME1]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]

  Larva on Atriplex portulacoides, Euphorbia pithyusa, Frankenia sp. [ME1]

• Agdistis obstinata Meyrick, 1920 E.Africa, Ethiopia, Arabia, Yemen. See [maps]

  • Agdistis obstinata Meyrick, 1920; in Alluaud & Jeannel, Voyage Afr. Orientale, Ins. Lép. 2: 44

  • Agdistis obstinata; Arenberger, 1999, Esperiana 7: 248; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [AFM]
• Agdistis paralia (Zeller, 1847) Western Mediterranean

  • Adactyla paralia Zeller, 1847; Isis von Oken 1847 (12): 899

  • Agdistis paralia; [ME1]; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]

  Larva on Limonium vulgare, Limonium virgatum [ME1]

• Agdistis protai Arenberger, 1973 Italy, Sardinia. See [maps]

  • Agdistis protai Arenberger, 1973; Studi Sass. III 21(2): 650

  • Agdistis protai; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
• Agdistis pseudocanariensis Arenberger, 1973 Canary Islands, Spain, Morocco. See [maps]

  • Agdistis pseudocanariensis Arenberger, 1973; Beitr. naturk. Forsch. SüdwDtl. 32: 179; TL: Tenerife, El Medano

  • Agdistis pseudocanariensis; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
• Agdistis salsolae Walsingham, [1908] Canary Islands

  • Agdistis salsolae Walsingham, [1908]; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1907: 922
  • Agdistis pinkeri Bigot, 1972; Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 77 (7-8): 224

  • Agdistis pinkeri; [ME1]
  • Agdistis salsolae; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]

  Larva on (as pinkeri) Salsola oppositifolia [ME1]

• Agdistis satanas Millière, 1875 Mediterranean - S.Germany. See [maps]

  • Agdistis satanas Millière, 1875; 167
  • Agdistis nanus Turati, 1924; Atti Soc. ital. Sci. nat. 63: 150
  • Agdistis pseudosatanas Amsel, 1951; in Hartig & Amsel, Fragm. Ent. 1 (1951): 102

  • Agdistis satanas; [ME1]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]

  Larva on Scabiosa candicans, S. pyrenaica, Scleranthus sp., Limoniastrum monopetalum [ME1]

• Agdistis sphinx Walsingham, 1907 Algeria. See [maps]

  • Agdistis sphinx Walsingham, 1907; Ent. Rec. J. Var. 19: 54; TL: Algeria, Ain-Oumash, Hammam-es-Salahin, Oued-Biskra

  • Agdistis sphinx; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]

  Larva on Limoniastrum guyonianum Walsingham, 1907, Ent. Rec. J. Var. 19: 54

• Agdistis symmetrica Amsel, 1955 Malta, Tunisia. See [maps]

  • Agdistis symmetrica Amsel, 1955; Bull. Inst. Sci. nat. Belg. 31 (83): 23

  • Agdistis symmetrica; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
• Agdistis tamaricis (Zeller, 1847) Canary Islands, SEU, CEU, Asia Minor, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, China, Israel, Arabia, Yemen, North Africa. See [maps]

  • Adactyla tamaricis Zeller, 1847; Isis von Oken 1847 (12): 899
  • Agdistis bagdadiensis Amsel, 1949; Bull. Soc. Fouad I^er Ent. 33: 310

  • Agdistis tamaricis; Arenberger, 1999, Esperiana 7: 248; [ME1]; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]

  Larva on Tamarix gallica, Myricaria germanica [ME1]

• Agdistis tenera (Arenberger, 1976) Yemen, Bahrain, Iran. See [maps]

  • Agdisiis tenera Arenberger, 1976; Dt. Ent. Z. (N.F) 23 (1): 65

  • Agdisiis tenera; Arenberger, 1999, Esperiana 7: 245
  • Agdistis tenera; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
• Agdistis tihamae Arenberger, 1999 Yemen. See [maps]

  • Agdistis tihamae Arenberger, 1999; Esperiana 7: 247; TL: Yemen, 14°30N 43°13E, Al Hudaydah, Tihama, 3km N Bayyt al Fagih, 100m

  • Agdistis tihamae; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Agdistis yemenica Arenberger, 1999 Yemen. See [maps]

  • Agdistis yemenica Arenberger, 1999; Esperiana 7: 246; TL: Yemen, Ta'izz, 13°26N 44°15E, Wadi Warazan, 1150m

  • Agdistis yemenica; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

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