Agdistis heydeni

Agdistis heydeni is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from western Asia, southern Europe, Hungary, Poland, North Africa and the Canary Islands.

Agdistis heydeni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Agdistis
Species:
A. heydeni
Binomial name
Agdistis heydeni
(Zeller, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Adactyla heydeni Zeller, 1852
  • Agdistis excurata Meyrick, 1921

The larvae feed on Atriplex halimus and Stachys glutinosa. Other recorded foodplants include Lamium, Origanum, Calamintha and Phlomis species.

Subspecies

  • Agdistis heydeni heydeni
  • Agdistis heydeni canariensis Rebel, 1896 (Canary Islands)
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