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Agdistis sabokyi

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Agdistis sabokyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Agdistis
Species:
A. sabokyi
Binomial name
Agdistis sabokyi
Fazekas, 2000

Agdistis sabokyi is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Turkey (including Ankara Province). The habitat consists of heavily grazed short-grass steppe mainly on volcanic rock, with Artemisia, Amygdalus, Stipa and other grass species.

The wingspan is about 28 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is dark brown-greyish, with three brown dots on the costa. The hindwings are light brown-greyish [1] Adults have been recorded in May.

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