Agdistis meridionalis
Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Agdistis
Species:
A. meridionalis
Binomial name
Agdistis meridionalis
(Zeller, 1847) [1]
Synonyms
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    • Adactyla meridionalis Zeller, 1847
    • Agdistis staticis Millière, 1875
    • Agdistis portlandica Tutt, 1906
    • Agdistis staticis var. delicatulella Chrétien, 1917
    • Agdistis delicatulella (Chrétien, 1917)
    • Agdistis clivicola Meyrick, 1928
    • Agdistis tyrrhenica Amsel, 1951
    • Agdistis prolai Hartig, 1953

Agdistis meridionalis, the sea-side plume, is a moth of the family Pterophoridae, first described by the German entomologist Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1847. It is found in Europe.

Description

The wingspan is 22–25 mm. Adults are on wing from July to October, in two generations.[2] The preferred habitats are grassy coastal slopes, cliffs and undercliffs where they can be found resting by day, with the rolled wings pointing forward and upwards.[3]

The larvae feed on the leaves of rock sea-lavender (Limonium binervosum).

Distribution

Agdistis meridionalis is found in Europe mostly in countries bordering the Mediterranean.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Agdistis meridionalis (Zeller, 1847)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  2. ^ Kimber, Ian. "Agdistis meridionalis (Zeller, 1847)". UKmoths. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  3. ^ Stirling, Phil; Parsons, Mark; Lewington, Richard (2012). Field Guide to the Micro Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. Gillingham, Dorset: British Wildlife. p. 188. ISBN 978-0-9564902-1-6.

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