Cliff plume
Agdistis meridionalis (Zeller, 1847)
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
The cliff plume (Agdistis meridionalis) is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 15 countries, including Albania, Algeria and Croatia.
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Quick facts about the cliff plume
- 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
- 15 countriessrc for Countries on record
Where does the cliff plume 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.
The cliff plume is listed for 15 countries.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Is the cliff plume 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 the cliff plume classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyPterophoridae
- genusAgdistis
- SpeciesAgdistis meridionalis (Zeller, 1847)
Synonyms Adactyla meridionalis, Adactylus bennetii portlandica, Agdistis clivicola, Agdistis delicatulella, Agdistis prolai, Agdistis staticis, Agdistis staticis delicatulella, Agdistis tyrrhaenica
Other names and names in other languages (1)
- Cliff plume mothEnglish
Relatives of the cliff plume
Other species in the same genus Agdistis.
Saltmarsh plume
Agdistis bennetii
Tamarisk plume
Agdistis tamaricis
Sea-heath plume moth
Agdistis americana
Marion's plume
Agdistis marionae
Cambrian house plume moth
Agdistis cambriana
CompareCliff plume vs Saltmarsh plumeCliff plume vs Tamarisk plumeCliff plume vs Sea-heath plume mothCliff plume vs Marion's plume
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Where does the cliff plume live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the cliff plume for 15 countries, including Albania, Algeria, Croatia, Cyprus and France. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is the cliff plume?
The cliff plume (Agdistis meridionalis) 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.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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