Agdistis iranica
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Agdistis iranica is a moth
in the Pterophoridae family. It is known from Iran
.
The wingspan
is 17–20 mm. The forewings are grey-brown with four spots in the apical portion of the costal edge. The hindwings are greyish.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
in the Pterophoridae family. It is known from Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 17–20 mm. The forewings are grey-brown with four spots in the apical portion of the costal edge. The hindwings are greyish.