Agdistis uncirectangula
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Agdistis uncirectangula is a moth
in the Pterophoridae family. It is known from China
(Ningxia).
The wingspan
is 25-26 mm. The head has a brown, small frontal tuft. The forewings are darkish-grey and the hindwings are grey. The legs are greyish white and slender.
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 China
China
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(Ningxia).
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 25-26 mm. The head has a brown, small frontal tuft. The forewings are darkish-grey and the hindwings are grey. The legs are greyish white and slender.