''Adscita'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s of the family
Zygaenidae.
Selected species
* Subgenus ''Adscita''
Retzius, 1783
** ''
Adscita albanica''
(Naufock, 1926)
** ''
Adscita alpina''
(Alberti, 1937)
** ''
Adscita bolivari''
(Agenjo, 1937)
** ''
Adscita capitalis''
(Staudinger, 1879)
** ''
Adscita geryon
''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.Hans-Josef Weidemann, Jochen Köhler: ''Nachtfalter, Spinner und Schwärm ...
''
(Hübner, 1813)
** ''
Adscita jordani''
(Naufock, 1921)
** ''
Adscita krymensis''
Efetov, 1994
** ''
Adscita mannii''
(Lederer, 1853)
** ''
Adscita mauretanica''
(Naufock, 1932)
** ''
Adscita obscura''
(Zeller, 1847)
** ''
Adscita schmidti''
(Naufock, 1933)
** ''
Adscita statices'' – green forester
(Linnaeus, 1758)
** ''
Adscita storaiae''
(Tarmann, 1977)
** ''
Adscita turcosa''
Retzius, 1783
* Subgenus ''Zygaenoprocris''
Hampson
** ''
Adscita taftana''
(Alberti, 1939)
References
''Adscita''at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and some other life forms''
Procridinae
Zygaenidae genera
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