Adscita mauretanica
| Adscita mauretanica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Zygaenidae |
| Genus: | Adscita |
| Species: | A. mauretanica |
| Binomial name | |
| Adscita mauretanica (Naufock, 1932) | |
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Adscita mauretanica is a moth of the Zygaenidae family. It is found in Morocco and north-western Algeria
The length of the forewings is 8,5–13 mm for males and 8,5-12,3 mm for females. Adults are on wing from May on low altitudes up to August on high altitudes.
The larvae of ssp. A. m. mauretanica feed on Helianthemum species, while the larvae of ssp. A. m. wigeli feed on Rumex acetosa atlanticus. Before overwintering, the larvae live as leaf miners. Pupation takes place in a cocoon at the ground.
Subspecies
- Adscita mauretanica mauretanica (Middle Atlas, Rif Mountains of Morocco, north-western Algeria)
- Adscita mauretanica wiegeli (Alberti, 1973) (High Atlas)
References
- C. M. Naumann, W. G. Tremewan: The Western Palaearctic Zygaenidae. Apollo Books, Stenstrup 1999, ISBN 87-88757-15-3
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