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Agdistis arabica

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

Agdistis arabica is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 12 countries, including Bahrain, Egypt and Iran.

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Quick facts about Agdistis arabica

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
12 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does Agdistis arabica 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 arabica is listed for 12 countries.

SomaliaSudanIsraelTunisiaJordanOmanPakistanIranYemenSaudi ArabiaEgypt
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Bahrain
  2. Egypt
  3. Iran
  4. Israel
  5. Jordan
  6. Oman
  7. Pakistan
  8. Saudi Arabia
  9. Somalia
  10. Sudan
  11. Tunisia
  12. Yemen

Why a country list is not a range map

Is Agdistis arabica 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 arabica classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPterophoridae
  6. genusAgdistis
  7. SpeciesAgdistis arabica Amsel, 1958

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Agdistis arabica

Other species in the same genus Agdistis.

Cliff plume

Agdistis meridionalis

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does Agdistis arabica live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Agdistis arabica for 12 countries, including Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Israel and Jordan. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Agdistis arabica?

Agdistis arabica (Agdistis arabica) 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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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Agdistis arabica (Agdistis arabica). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/agdistis-arabica

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“Agdistis arabica (Agdistis arabica).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/agdistis-arabica.

BibTeX
@misc{agdistis_arabica_2026,
  title = {Agdistis arabica (Agdistis arabica)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/agdistis-arabica},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}