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Cistus Forester

Adscita geryon

Description:

Beuatiful emerald colored, it is a moth of the Zygaenidae family. The wingspan is 20-25 mm. Adults are on wing in July in one generation per year. They feed on the nectar of Gymnadenia species.

Habitat:

It is found in southern and central Europe. Grasslands, prairies.


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3 Comments

Marta RubioTexeira
Marta RubioTexeira 11 months ago

Thanks for the nice comments :-)

ChunXingWong
ChunXingWong 11 months ago

Beautiful green color.

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 11 months ago

Lovely,

Hasselt, Vlaanderen, Belgium

Lat: 50.93, Long: 5.34

Spotted on May 27, 2012
Submitted on Jun 18, 2012

Reference

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