Agdistis dicksoni is a moth in the family Pterophoridae. It is known from South Africa (Western and Northern Cape).[1]
| Agdistis dicksoni | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Agdistis |
| Species: | A. dicksoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Agdistis dicksoni Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2009
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The wingspan is 18–21 mm. Adults are on wing from June to December.
Etymology
editThe species is named after Dr C.G.C. Dickson, a famous lepidopterologist.
References
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