Agdistis danutae

Agdistis danutae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Agdistis
Species:	A. danutae
Binomial name
	Agdistis danutae; Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2009

Agdistis danutae is a moth in the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Namibia.^[1]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are grey with four dark dots, two in the discal area and at the costal margin. The other two are found in the middle part and at the wing base. The hindwings are uniformly grey. Adults are on wing in April.

Etymology

The species is named after Dr Danuta J. Plisko of Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.

References

^ New Species and Records of Plume Moths of the Genus Agdistis Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae, Agdistinae) from Southern Africa^{[permanent dead link]}

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[1] New Species and Records of Plume Moths of the Genus Agdistis Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae, Agdistinae) from Southern Africa^{[permanent dead link]}

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