Agdistis bennetii

Agdistis bennetii is a moth of the family Pterophoridae found in Europe. It inhabits salt marshes.

Agdistis bennetii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Agdistis
Species:
A. bennetii
Binomial name
Agdistis bennetii
(Curtis, 1833) [1]
Synonyms
  • Adactyla bennetii Curtis, 1833
  • Agdistis bennetti

Description

The wingspan is 24–30 mm.[2] Adults are greyish brown. There are two generations per year, with adults on wing from mid-May to the beginning of July and again from mid-July to mid-September.

The larvae feed on common sea-lavender (Limonium vulgare) and rock sea-lavender (Limonium binervosum) feeding on the undersides of the leaves.[3]

Distribution

Agdistis bennetti has been recorded in the coastal areas of Great Britain, Denmark, Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Albania, and the former Yugoslavia.

References
  1. "Agdistis bennetii (Curtis, 1833)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  2. Kimber, Ian. "Agdistis bennetii (Curtis, 1833)". UKmoths. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  3. Ellis, W N. "Agdistis bennetii (Curtis, 1833) saltmarsh plume". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 1 June 2020.



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