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Agdistis frankeniae

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

Agdistis frankeniae is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 25 countries, including Albania, Algeria and Azerbaijan.

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Quick facts about Agdistis frankeniae

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
25 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does Agdistis frankeniae 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 frankeniae is listed for 25 countries.

KazakhstanUzbekistanRussiaFranceIsraelTunisiaAlgeriaJordanIranRomaniaBulgariaGreeceTurkeyAlbaniaPortugalSpainItalyAzerbaijanGeorgiaSaudi ArabiaCyprusMoroccoEgyptLibya
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Albania
  2. Algeria
  3. Azerbaijan
  4. Bulgaria
  5. Cyprus
  6. Egypt
  7. France
  8. Georgia
  9. Greece
  10. Iran
  11. Israel
  12. Italy
  13. Jordan
  14. Kazakhstan
  15. Libya
  16. Malta
  17. Morocco
  18. Portugal
  19. Romania
  20. Russia
  21. Saudi Arabia
  22. Spain
  23. Tunisia
  24. Türkiye
  25. Uzbekistan

Why a country list is not a range map

Is Agdistis frankeniae 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 frankeniae classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPterophoridae
  6. genusAgdistis
  7. SpeciesAgdistis frankeniae (Zeller, 1847)

Synonyms Adactyla frankeniae, Agdistis bahrlutia, Agdistis kulunda, Agdistis lerinsis, Agdistis paralia rupestris, Agdistis rjabovi, Agdistis rupestris, Agdistis tondeuri, Agdistis urmijensis

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Пальцекрылка франкениеваяRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Agdistis frankeniae

Other species in the same genus Agdistis.

Cliff plume

Agdistis meridionalis

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

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does Agdistis frankeniae live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Agdistis frankeniae for 25 countries, including Albania, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria and Cyprus. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Agdistis frankeniae?

Agdistis frankeniae (Agdistis frankeniae) 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 frankeniae (Agdistis frankeniae). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/agdistis-frankeniae

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BibTeX
@misc{agdistis_frankeniae_2026,
  title = {Agdistis frankeniae (Agdistis frankeniae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/agdistis-frankeniae},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}