The wingspan is 18–21 mm. The forewings are grey with four dark dots, found in the discal area, at the costal margin, in the middle part and at the wing base. The costal margin is visibly paler. The hindwings are uniformly grey. Adults are on wing from June to December.
Etymologyedit
The species is named after Dr C.G.C. Dickson, a famous lepidopterologist.
Referencesedit
^New Species and Records of Plume Moths of the Genus Agdistis Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae, Agdistinae) from Southern Africa[permanent dead link]
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agdistis, dicksoni, moth, family, pterophoridae, known, from, south, africa, western, northern, cape, scientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, arthropodaclass, insectaorder, lepidopterafamily, pterophoridaegenus, agdistisspecies, dic. Agdistis dicksoni is a moth in the family Pterophoridae It is known from South Africa Western and Northern Cape 1 Agdistis dicksoniScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraFamily PterophoridaeGenus AgdistisSpecies A dicksoniBinomial nameAgdistis dicksoniKovtunovich amp Ustjuzhanin 2009The wingspan is 18 21 mm The forewings are grey with four dark dots found in the discal area at the costal margin in the middle part and at the wing base The costal margin is visibly paler The hindwings are uniformly grey Adults are on wing from June to December Etymology editThe species is named after Dr C G C Dickson a famous lepidopterologist References edit New Species and Records of Plume Moths of the Genus Agdistis Hubner 1825 Lepidoptera Pterophoridae Agdistinae from Southern Africa permanent dead link nbsp This article on a moth of subfamily Agdistinae is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Agdistis dicksoni amp oldid 1027854842, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
