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Adscita geryon
Species of moth From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Adscita geryon, the cistus forester, is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is found in southern and central Europe, east to Turkey. It is also present in Great Britain.[2]
The wingspan is 20–25 mm.[3] Adults are on wing in July in one generation per year.[4] The larvae can be found from July to May of the following year.
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Subspecies
- Adscita geryon geryon (from the Iberian Peninsula and Britain to European Russia, the Crimea and Turkey)
- Adscita geryon acutafibra Verity, 1946
- Adscita geryon orientalis (Alberti, 1938)
- Specimen
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- Adscita geryon mating (video, 1m 55s)
- Figs. 3, 3a larvae after last moult
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