Agdistis danutae
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Agdistis danutae is a moth
in the Pterophoridae family. It is known from Namibia
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The wingspan
is about 20 mm. The forewing are grey with four dark dots, two in the discal area and at the costal margin. The other two are found in the middle part and at the wing base. The hindwings are uniformly grey. Adults are on wing in April.
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 Namibia
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
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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 about 20 mm. The forewing are grey with four dark dots, two in the discal area and at the costal margin. The other two are found in the middle part and at the wing base. The hindwings are uniformly grey. Adults are on wing in April.