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Agdistis linnaei

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

Agdistis linnaei is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 2 countries: Kenya and Tanzania.

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Quick facts about Agdistis linnaei

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 linnaei 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 linnaei is listed for 2 countries.

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

  1. Kenya
  2. Tanzania

Why a country list is not a range map

Is Agdistis linnaei 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 linnaei classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPterophoridae
  6. genusAgdistis
  7. SpeciesAgdistis linnaei Gielis, 2008

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Agdistis linnaei

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 linnaei live?

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

What kind of animal is Agdistis linnaei?

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

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{agdistis_linnaei_2026,
  title = {Agdistis linnaei (Agdistis linnaei)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/agdistis-linnaei},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}