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Adscita
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Adscita

Adscita is a palaearctic genus of moths of the family Zygaenidae, raised by the Swedish entomologist, Anders Jahan Retzius in 1783. The larvae feed on Cistaceae, Compositae, Globulariaceae and Polygonaceae.

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6 branches of this group, most-observed first

Green Forester Moth

speciesAdscita statices

Adscita jordani

speciesAdscita jordani

Adscita alpina

speciesAdscita alpina

Adscita schmidti

speciesAdscita schmidti

Adscita krymensis

speciesAdscita krymensis

Adscita italica

speciesAdscita italica

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1656767.