''Atethmia ambusta'' is a

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of the family

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. It is found in Central Europe (missing in northern Germany) and parts of Southern

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to Western Asia (

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

Syria Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to Syria–Turkey border, the north, Iraq to Iraq–Syria border, t ...

). The

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is 25–27 mm. Adults are on wing from September to November. Recorded food plants of the larvae include the leaves of ''

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'' and ''

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'' species.

Subspecies

There are four recognised subspecies: *''Atethmia ambusta ambusta'' (Europe) *''Atethmia ambusta rubens'' (Turkey) *''Atethmia ambusta syriaca'' (Syria) *''Atethmia ambusta borjomensis'' (Kyrghyzstan)

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Species info
Cuculliinae Moths of Europe Moths of Asia Moths described in 1775 {{Cuculliinae-stub