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Agdistis adactyla

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

Agdistis adactyla is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 41 countries, including Afghanistan, Albania and Algeria.

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Quick facts about Agdistis adactyla

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
41 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does Agdistis adactyla live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

Agdistis adactyla is listed for 41 countries.

KazakhstanRussiaFranceIsraelMadagascarTunisiaAlgeriaJordanMongoliaAfghanistanTajikistanKyrgyzstanTurkmenistanIranArmeniaBelarusPolandAustriaHungaryRomaniaLithuaniaLatviaGermanyBulgariaGreeceTurkeyAlbaniaSwitzerlandNetherlandsPortugalSpainChinaItalyDenmarkAzerbaijanGeorgiaSlovakiaCzechiaMoroccoLibyaMacedonia
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The same countries as a list

  1. Afghanistan
  2. Albania
  3. Algeria
  4. Armenia
  5. Austria
  6. Azerbaijan
  7. Belarus
  8. Bulgaria
  9. China
  10. Czechia
  11. Denmark
  12. France
  13. Georgia
  14. Germany
  15. Greece
  16. Hungary
  17. Iran
  18. Israel
  19. Italy
  20. Jordan
  21. Kazakhstan
  22. Kyrgyzstan
  23. Latvia
  24. Libya
  25. Lithuania
  26. Madagascar
  27. Mongolia
  28. Morocco
  29. Netherlands
  30. North Macedonia
  31. Poland
  32. Portugal
  33. Romania
  34. Russia
  35. Slovakia
  36. Spain
  37. Switzerland
  38. Tajikistan
  39. Tunisia
  40. Türkiye
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  1. Turkmenistan

Why a country list is not a range map

Is Agdistis adactyla endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Agdistis adactyla classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPterophoridae
  6. genusAgdistis
  7. SpeciesAgdistis adactyla (Hübner, [1819])

Synonyms Adactyla huebneri, Adactylus hubneri, Agdistis adactyla delphinensella, Agdistis adactyla var. delphinensella, Agdistis shaanxiensis, Alucita adactyla

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • pernatuška nedělenáCzech
  • AveruitvedermotDutch
  • pierkavec nedelenýSlovak
  • hedfjädermottSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Agdistis adactyla

Other species in the same genus Agdistis.

Cliff plume

Agdistis meridionalis

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CompareAgdistis adactyla vs Saltmarsh plumeAgdistis adactyla vs Cliff plumeAgdistis adactyla vs Tamarisk plumeAgdistis adactyla vs Sea-heath plume moth

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does Agdistis adactyla live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Agdistis adactyla for 41 countries, including Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Armenia and Austria. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Agdistis adactyla?

Agdistis adactyla (Agdistis adactyla) belongs to the family Pterophoridae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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BibTeX
@misc{agdistis_adactyla_2026,
  title = {Agdistis adactyla (Agdistis adactyla)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/agdistis-adactyla},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}