Agdistis salsolae

Agdistis salsolae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Agdistis
Species: A. salsolae
Binomial name
Agdistis salsolae
Walsingham, 1908
Synonyms
  • Agdistis pinkeri Bigot, 1972

Agdistis salsolae is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is endemic to the Canary Islands.

The wingspan is 16-18 mm. There are three generations per year, with adults on wing from March to April, from June to July and in October.

The larvae feed on Salsola oppositifolia.

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