Agdistis salsolae
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Agdistis salsolae is a butterfly (moth) from the family of feather moths (Pterophoridae).
features
The moths reach a wingspan of 16 to 18 millimeters and are gray-brown in color. The forewings are speckled with dark scales along the outer edge of the wing . There are four spots on the Costa loader and three more spots are along the dorsal margin of the wing fold.
The valves of the male genitals are asymmetrical to one another. The left valve has four membranous attachments and a simple cost alarm. The right valve has four distally aligned membranous appendages, another points in the direction of the valve base. The aedeagus is provided with numerous small thorns. The ostium of the female genitals is almost flat. The antrum is very wide, about one and a half times as long as it is wide, and narrows slightly. The mating duct ( ductus bursae ) is provided with a sclerotized plate. The anterior apophyses are short.
distribution
Agdistis salsolae is native to the Canary Islands .
Way of life
The food plant of the caterpillars is the salt herb Salsola oppositifolia .
Flight and caterpillar times
Agdistis salsolae flies in three generations from March to April, June to July and October.
Systematics
Synonyms
The following synonyms are known from the literature for Agdistis salsolae :
- Agdistis pinkeri Bigot, 1972
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e C. Gielis: Pterophoridae. In: P. Huemer, O. Karsholt, L. Lyneborg (Eds.): Microlepidoptera of Europe 1: 1-222. , Apollo Books 1996, ISBN 87-88757-36-6
- ↑ a b C. Gielis: Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. In: World Catalog of Insects. Volume 4 , Apollo Books, 2003, ISBN 87-88757-68-4
Web links
- Agdistis salsolae at Fauna Europaea