Agdistis uncirectangula
| Agdistis uncirectangula | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Agdistis |
| Species: | A. uncirectangula |
| Binomial name | |
| Agdistis uncirectangula Hao & Li, 2003 | |
Agdistis uncirectangula is a moth in the Pterophoridae family. It is known from Ningxia, China.
The wingspan is 25-26 mm. The head has a brown, small frontal tuft. The forewings are darkish-grey and the hindwings are grey. The legs are greyish white and slender.[1]
Etymology
The specific name is derived from the Latin unc- (meaning hook-like) and rectangulus (meaning rectangular) in reference to the shape of uncus in male genitalia.
References
- ↑ A taxonomic study of the genus Agdistis Hubner, [1825 1816 from China, with description of one new species (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae: Agdistinae)]
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