Agdistis salsolae

Agdistis salsolae is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is endemic to the Canary Islands.

Agdistis salsolae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Agdistis
Species:
A. salsolae
Binomial name
Agdistis salsolae
Synonyms
  • Agdistis pinkeri Bigot, 1972

The wingspan is 16–18 mm. There are three generations per year, with adults on wing from March to April, from June to July and in October.

The larvae feed on Salsola oppositifolia.


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