Adscita geryon

Cistus forester
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Zygaenidae
Genus: Adscita
Species:
A. geryon
Binomial name
Adscita geryon
(Hübner, 1813)
Synonyms
  • Sphinx geryon Hubner, 1813
  • Procris geryon
  • Adscita geryon chrysocephala Nickerl, 1845
  • Adscita geryon r. aeris Verity, 1946
  • Adscita geryon parisiensis Leraut, 2012

Adscita geryon, the cistus forester, is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is found in southern and central Europe, east to Turkey. It is also present in Great Britain. It was first described by the German entomologist Jacob Hübner in 1813.

The wingspan is 20–25 mm. The larvae can be found from July to May of the following year.