Adscita
Encyclopedia
Adscita is a genus
of moth
s of the Zygaenidae
family.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of moth
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...
s of the Zygaenidae
Zygaenidae
The Zygaenidae moths are a family of Lepidoptera. The majority of zygaenids are tropical, but they are nevertheless quite well represented in temperate regions. There are about 1000 species. Various species are commonly known as Burnet or Forester moths, often qualified by the number of spots,...
family.
Selected Species
- Subgenus Adscita Retzius, 1783
- Adscita albanicaAdscita albanicaAdscita albanica is a moth of the Zygaenidae family. It has a disjunct distribution, which included south-eastern France, Switzerland , in Italy, Slovenia, Macedonia, Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Ukraine, the southern part of European Russia and the Caucasus.The length of the forewings is 9,5-12 mm...
(Naufock, 1926) - Adscita alpina (Alberti, 1937)
- Adscita bolivariAdscita bolivariAdscita bolivari is a moth of the Zygaenidae family. It is endemic to Spain .The length of the forewings is 9-10 mm for males and females. Adults are on wing from June to July....
(Agenjo, 1937) - Adscita capitalisAdscita capitalisAdscita capitalis is a moth of the Zygaenidae family. It is found in the Republic of Macedonia, Greece and Turkey.The length of the forewings is 9.5-11.4 mm for males and 9.4-10.5 mm for females...
(Staudinger, 1879) - Adscita geryon (Hübner, 1813)
- Adscita jordaniAdscita jordaniAdscita jordani is a moth of the Zygaenidae family. It is found in Portugal and Spain .The length of the forewings is 10-11.5 mm for males and 10-11 mm for females. Adults are on wing from April to August....
(Naufock, 1921) - Adscita krymensisAdscita krymensisAdscita krymensis is a moth of the Zygaenidae family. It is only known from the CrimeaThe length of the forewings is about 11.5 mm for males.-References:...
EfetovKonstantin EfetovKonstantin Alexandrovich Efetov is a biologist and biochemist, the Honored Scientist of Ukraine, Professor, Dr. Biol. Sci., Head of the Department of Biological Chemistry and Laboratory of Biotechnology of the Crimea State Medical University.-Biography:Efetov was born in Simferopol on July 18, 1958...
, 1994 - Adscita mannii (Lederer, 1853)
- Adscita mauretanicaAdscita mauretanicaAdscita mauretanica is a moth of the Zygaenidae family. It is found in Morocco and north-western AlgeriaThe length of the forewings is 8,5-13 mm for males and 8,5-12,3 mm for females. Adults are on wing from May on low altitudes up to August on high altitudes.The larvae of ssp. A. m. mauretanica...
(Naufock, 1932) - Adscita obscura (Zeller, 1847)
- Adscita schmidtiAdscita schmidtiAdscita schmidti is a moth of the Zygaenidae family. It is found on the Iberian Peninsula west of EbroThe length of the forewings is 10-13.5 mm for males and 9-13 mm for females. Adults are on wing from May to August....
(Naufock, 1933) - Adscita staticesAdscita staticesAdscita statices, known as the Green Forester, is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is found in Europe. The wingspan is . The moth flies in sunshine from mid-May to early August. The larvae feed on various species of Rumex, such as Rumex acetosa and Rumex acetosella.-External links:*...
– Forester (Linnaeus, 1758) - Adscita storaiae (Tarmann, 1977)
- Adscita turcosa Retzius, 1783
- Adscita albanica
- Subgenus Zygaenoprocris Hampson
- Adscita taftana (Alberti, 1939)