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Agdistis bennetii
Species of plume moth From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Agdistis bennetii is a moth of the family Pterophoridae found in Europe. It inhabits salt marshes.
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Description
The wingspan is 24–30 mm.[2] Adults are greyish brown. There are two generations per year, with adults on wing from mid-May to the beginning of July and again from mid-July to mid-September.
The larvae feed on common sea-lavender (Limonium vulgare) and rock sea-lavender (Limonium binervosum) feeding on the undersides of the leaves.[3]
Distribution
Agdistis bennetti has been recorded in the coastal areas of Great Britain, Denmark, Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Albania, and the former Yugoslavia.
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