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Agdistis manicata

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

Agdistis manicata is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 10 countries, including Azerbaijan, France and Kazakhstan.

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Quick facts about Agdistis manicata

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
10 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does Agdistis manicata 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 manicata is listed for 10 countries.

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

  1. Azerbaijan
  2. France
  3. Kazakhstan
  4. Libya
  5. Malta
  6. Morocco
  7. Portugal
  8. Russia
  9. Spain
  10. Tunisia

Why a country list is not a range map

Is Agdistis manicata 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 manicata classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPterophoridae
  6. genusAgdistis
  7. SpeciesAgdistis manicata Staudinger, 1859

Synonyms Agdistis fiorii, Agdistis gigas, Agdistis lutescens, Agdistis tunesiella

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Agdistis manicata

Other species in the same genus Agdistis.

Cliff plume

Agdistis meridionalis

PterophoridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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Where does Agdistis manicata live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Agdistis manicata for 10 countries, including Azerbaijan, France, Kazakhstan, Libya and Malta. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Agdistis manicata?

Agdistis manicata (Agdistis manicata) 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_manicata_2026,
  title = {Agdistis manicata (Agdistis manicata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/agdistis-manicata},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}