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Sea-heath Plume Moth
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Sea-heath Plume Moth

Agdistis americana

Agdistis americana is a moth of the family Pterophoridae first described by William Barnes and Arthur Ward Lindsey in 1921. It is known from western North America, including California.

The wingspan is about 24 mm.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 210028.