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.

Agdistis meridionalis
Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Agdistis
Species:
A. meridionalis
Binomial name
Agdistis meridionalis
(Zeller, 1847) [1]
Synonyms
List
    • Adactyla meridionalis Zeller, 1847
    • Agdistis staticis Millière, 1875
    • Agdistis portlandica Tutt, 1906
    • Agdistis staticis var. delicatulella Chrétien, 1917
    • Agdistis delicatulella (Chrétien, 1917)
    • Agdistis clivicola Meyrick, 1928
    • Agdistis tyrrhenica Amsel, 1951
    • Agdistis prolai Hartig, 1953

Description

The wingspan is 22–25 mm. Adults are on wing from July to October, in two generations.[2] 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.[3]

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.[1]

References
  1. "Agdistis meridionalis (Zeller, 1847)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  2. Kimber, Ian. "Agdistis meridionalis (Zeller, 1847)". UKmoths. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  3. Stirling, Phil; Parsons, Mark; Lewington, Richard (2012). Field Guide to the Micro Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. Gillingham, Dorset: British Wildlife. p. 188. ISBN 978-0-9564902-1-6.



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