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Agdistis satanas

Synonyms: Agdistis nanus (heterotypic); Agdistis pseudosatanas (heterotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Agdistis satanas is a moth in the Pterophoridae family. 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. 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.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Rdumijiet ta' Malta: Ir-Ramla tac-Cirkewwa sa Il-Ponta ta' Benghisa 5724 Malta  

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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0