Adscita statices

Green forester
In the Kampinos Forest, Poland
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Zygaenidae
Genus:Adscita
Species: A. statices
Binomial name
Adscita statices
Synonyms

Sphinx statices Linnaeus, 1758

Adscita statices, the green forester, is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is found in Europe, Mongolia and western Russia.

Description

The wingspan is 25–28 millimetres (0.98–1.10 in). The antennae, head, thorax, legs and abdomen are shiny green (the thorax is occasionally blue green and shimmering). The wide forewings are less glossy than the body, mostly blue green, sometimes also green to yellow green. The fringes are blackish grey. The hindwings are moderately wide with a slightly truncated rim, They are slightly transparent, blackish grey and lightened basally. The underside of both pairs of wings is grey.

Biology

The moth flies in sunshine from mid-May to early August. The larvae feed on various species of Rumex, such as Rumex acetosa and Rumex acetosella.


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