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Adscita obscura

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Species of moth

Adscita obscura
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Zygaenidae
Genus: Adscita
Species: A. obscura
Binomial name
Adscita obscura
(Zeller, 1847)
Synonyms
  • Procris obscura Zeller, 1847

Adscita obscura is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is found in Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Albania and Greece, as well as in Turkey, Iran, Russia, Transcaucasia, Syria, Lebanon, Israel and Egypt.

The larvae possibly feed on Helianthemum species.

Subspecies

  • Adscita obscura obscura
  • Adscita obscura balcanica Staudinger 1862

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. BOLD Systems
  3. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Zygaenidenfauna der Insel Rhodos (Lepidoptera)
Taxon identifiers
Adscita obscura


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