Agdistis tamaricis

Agdistis tamaricis (tamarisk plume) is a moth of the family Pterophoridae found in Africa, Asia and Europe. It was first described by the German entomologist, Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1847.

Agdistis tamaricis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Agdistis
Species:
A. tamaricis
Binomial name
Agdistis tamaricis
(Zeller, 1847)
Synonyms
  • Adactyla tamaricis Zeller, 1847
  • Agdistis bagdadiensis Amsel, 1949

Description

The wingspan is 18–27 millimetres (0.71–1.06 in). The moths are similar to other Agdistis species and it is difficult to tell them apart.[1] Adults are on wing from March to October in multiple generations.

The larvae feed on French tamarisk (Tamarix gallica), Tamarix smyrnensis, Tamarix africaana, Tamarix canariensis, salt cedar (Tamarix ramosissima) and Myricaria germanica.[2]

Distribution

In the Palearctic realm, it is found on the Canary Islands and the Mediterranean region. In the north it ranges to southern Germany and Strasbourg in France. Larvae were discovered on Jersey, Channel Islands in August 2006.[3] In the east the range extends through the Balkan Peninsula to Anatolia, Turkmenistan, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and China. In the south it is found in Israel, North Africa and Arabia. In the Oriental region it is found in India, China and Taiwan and in the Afrotropical region in Liberia, South Africa and Mauritania.

References
  1. Kimber, Ian. "Tamarisk Plume Agdistis tamaricis (Zeller, 1847)". UKmoths. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  2. Ellis, W N. "Agdistis tamaricis (Zeller, 1847) tamarisk plume". Plant Parasite of Europe. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  3. Chris Manley (2015). British Moths: A Photographic Guide to the Moths of Britain and Ireland (2nd ed.). Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 114. ISBN 978-14729-0770-7.



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