Adscita geryon
| Cistus forester | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Zygaenidae |
| Genus: | Adscita |
| Species: | A. geryon
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| Binomial name | |
| Adscita geryon (Hübner, 1813)
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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.