Agdistis dicksoni is a moth in the family Pterophoridae. It is known from South Africa (Western and Northern Cape).[1]
Agdistis dicksoni | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Agdistis |
Species: | A. dicksoni
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Binomial name | |
Agdistis dicksoni Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2009
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The wingspan is 18–21 mm. Adults are on wing from June to December.
Etymology
editThe species is named after Dr C.G.C. Dickson, a famous lepidopterologist.
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