Agdistis (moth)

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Agdistis
Agdistis linnaei.JPG
Agdistis linnaei
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Subfamily: Agdistinae
Tutt, 1907
Genus: Agdistis
Hübner, [1825]
Synonyms
  • Adactylus Curtis, 1833
  • Adactyla Zeller, 1841
  • Ernestia Tutt, 1907
  • Herbertia Turr, 1907

Agdistis is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae described by Jacob Hübner in 1825. It is the only genus in the Agdistinae subfamily which was described by J. W. Tutt in 1907.

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References[]

  • Savela, Markku. "Agdistis Hübner, [1825]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
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