Agdistis tamaricis (Zeller, 1847)

Ustjuzhanin, Petr Ya., Kovtunovich, Vasiliy N., Kravchenko, Vasiliy D., Saldaitis, Aidas, Müller, Günter C. & Weinstein, Amir, 2020, A review of the plume moth fauna (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Israel, Israel Journal of Entomology (Oxford, England) 50 (1), pp. 163-177 : 167

12. Agdistis tamaricis (Zeller, 1847)

Material examined: 1♀ Damia, 29.vi.1971, J. Kugler; Hazeva Field School : 1♂ 1.viii.1997, Maklakov, 1♂ 18.xi.1997, 1♂ 2.v.1998, 1♂ 4.v.1998, 1♂ 18.v.1998, 1♂ 22.v.1998, E. Ashkenazi; 1♀ Shezaf, 3.v.1999, I. Yarom.

Distribution: Europe, Middle East (incl. Israel), Middle Asia up to Pakistan, China, Taiwan ( Gielis 2003). Amsel (1935 a) collected caterpillars of this species in large amounts from tamarisk at the Allenby Bridge.