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Agdistis insidiatrix

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

Agdistis insidiatrix is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 2 countries: Iran and Yemen.

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Quick facts about Agdistis insidiatrix

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
2 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does Agdistis insidiatrix 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 insidiatrix is listed for 2 countries.

IranYemen
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Iran
  2. Yemen

Why a country list is not a range map

Is Agdistis insidiatrix 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 insidiatrix classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPterophoridae
  6. genusAgdistis
  7. SpeciesAgdistis insidiatrix Meyrick, 1933

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Agdistis insidiatrix

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 insidiatrix live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Agdistis insidiatrix for 2 countries: Iran and Yemen. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Agdistis insidiatrix?

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

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{agdistis_insidiatrix_2026,
  title = {Agdistis insidiatrix (Agdistis insidiatrix)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/agdistis-insidiatrix},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}