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Adscita schmidti

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Adscita schmidti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Zygaenidae
Genus: Adscita
Species: A. schmidti
Binomial name
Adscita schmidti
(Naufock, 1933)
Synonyms
  • Procris schmidti Naufock, 1933

Adscita schmidti is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is found on the Iberian Peninsula west of the Ebro river.

The 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.

The larvae feed on Rumex acetosa and Rumex acetosella.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  • C. M. Naumann, W. G. Tremewan: The Western Palaearctic Zygaenidae. Apollo Books, Stenstrup 1999, ISBN 87-88757-15-3
Taxon identifiers
Adscita schmidti


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