Agdistis tugai

Agdistis tugai
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Agdistis
Species: A. tugai
Binomial name
Agdistis tugai
Altermatt, 2008

Agdistis tugai is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in southern Tajikistan.[1] The habitat consists of tugai forest consisting of Populus diversifolia trees and Tamarix shrubs.

The wingspan is about 26 mm for females. The head is whitish to pale grey. The antenna are grey. The forewings are whitish to greyish white with brown scales and speckled. The hindwings are greyish and plain-coloured.

Etymology

The species name is derived from the habitat type at the type locality, which is known as a tugai forest.

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