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Agdistis sphinx

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

Agdistis sphinx is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 4 countries, including Algeria, Libya and Morocco.

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Quick facts about Agdistis sphinx

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
4 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does Agdistis sphinx 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 sphinx is listed for 4 countries.

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

  1. Algeria
  2. Libya
  3. Morocco
  4. Tunisia

Why a country list is not a range map

Is Agdistis sphinx 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 sphinx classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPterophoridae
  6. genusAgdistis
  7. SpeciesAgdistis sphinx Walsingham, 1907

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Agdistis sphinx

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 sphinx live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Agdistis sphinx for 4 countries: Algeria, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Agdistis sphinx?

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

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

BibTeX
@misc{agdistis_sphinx_2026,
  title = {Agdistis sphinx (Agdistis sphinx)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/agdistis-sphinx},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}