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Agdistis nigra

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

Agdistis nigra is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 2 countries: Cyprus and Israel.

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Quick facts about Agdistis nigra

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 nigra 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 nigra is listed for 2 countries.

IsraelCyprus
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Cyprus
  2. Israel

Why a country list is not a range map

Is Agdistis nigra 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 nigra classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPterophoridae
  6. genusAgdistis
  7. SpeciesAgdistis nigra Amsel, 1955

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Agdistis nigra

Other species in the same genus Agdistis.

Cliff plume

Agdistis meridionalis

PterophoridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does Agdistis nigra live?

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

What kind of animal is Agdistis nigra?

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

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{agdistis_nigra_2026,
  title = {Agdistis nigra (Agdistis nigra)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/agdistis-nigra},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}