Agdistis satanas

Agdistis satanas is a moth in the family Pterophoridae. It is known from the Balearic Islands, Portugal, Spain, France, Corsica, Italy (Piedmont, Val d’Aosta, Latium, Apulia, Sardinia, Sicily), Malta, Germany, Albania, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Crete, Turkey, Israel, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Morocco.

Agdistis satanas
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Agdistis
Species:
A. satanas
Binomial name
Agdistis satanas
Synonyms
  • Agdistis nanus Turati, 1924
  • Agdistis pseudosatanas Amsel, 1951

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are on wing from April to September.

The larvae feed on Scabiosa candicans, Scabiosa pyrenaica, Scleranthus species and Limoniastrum monopetalum.[2]

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Contribution to the Knowledge of the Pterophoridae from Pantano Longarini (South-Eastern Sicily)


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