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Adscita obscura

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Adscita obscura
Scientific classification
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 Zygaenidae family. It is found in Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Albania and Greece,[1] as well as in Turkey, Iran, Russia,[2] Transcaucasia, Syria, Lebanon, Israel and Egypt.

The larvae possibly feed on Helianthemum species.[3]

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)
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