- Source: Agdistis meridionalis
Agdistis meridionalis, the sea-side plume, is a moth of the family Pterophoridae, first described by the German entomologist Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1847. It is found in Europe.
Description
The wingspan is 22–25 mm. Adults are on wing from July to October, in two generations. The preferred habitats are grassy coastal slopes, cliffs and undercliffs where they can be found resting by day, with the rolled wings pointing forward and upwards.
The larvae feed on the leaves of rock sea-lavender (Limonium binervosum).
Distribution
Agdistis meridionalis is found in Europe mostly in countries bordering the Mediterranean.
References
External links
Plant Parasites of Europe
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Agdistis meridionalis
- List of moths of Great Britain (micromoths)
- List of Lepidoptera of Croatia
- List of Lepidoptera of Albania
- List of Lepidoptera of Malta
- List of Lepidoptera of Cyprus
- List of Lepidoptera of Greece
- List of Lepidoptera of Romania
- Agdistis (moth)
- List of Lepidoptera of the Canary Islands