Agdistis meylaniella
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Agdistis meylaniella is a moth
in the Pterophoridae family. It is known from Anatolia
.
The wingspan
is 20-22 mm. The forewings are bright greyish-brown and the hindwings are grey-brown.
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 Anatolia
Anatolia
Anatolia is a geographic and historical term denoting the westernmost protrusion of Asia, comprising the majority of the Republic of Turkey...
.
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 20-22 mm. The forewings are bright greyish-brown and the hindwings are grey-brown.