Adscita mauretanica

Adscita mauretanica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Zygaenidae
Genus: Adscita
Species: A. mauretanica
Binomial name
Adscita mauretanica
(Naufock, 1932)
Synonyms
  • Procris mauretanica Naufock, 1932
  • Adscita mauretanica meson Dujardin, 1973

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.

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