Species Details

ABH: 54.003

BF: 164

Family: Zygaenidae

Subfamily: Procridinae

Taxon: Adscita geryon

Authority: (Hübner, [1813])

Vernacular: Cistus Forester

Account: Nationally scarce (Nb) on calcareous grassland, favouring south-facing hillsides, formerly widespread across much of southern England and Wales, now gone from many localities where it was once plentiful Day-flying. Very similar to Forester A. statices and Scarce Forester Jordanita globulariae, from which distinguished by minute differences in the antennae but dissection may be required for accurate determination of individuals found on new sites. Larva feeds on Common Rock-rose.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: male 19 — 25 mm; female 18 — 22 mm

Surrey Flight Period: —

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant: Helianthemum nummularium (Common Rock-rose).

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Least Concern (LC)

UK BAP:

WCA:

No distribution map – Sensitive species!

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Verification Grade: 3 — Difficult to identify, an image may be required 🤔🤔
Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/adscita-geryon/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 1

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 1868

Latest Year: 1868

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