Global InformationAdscita capitalis information
| Adscita capitalis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Zygaenidae |
| Genus: | Adscita |
| Species: | A. capitalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Adscita capitalis (Staudinger, 1879)[1]
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Adscita capitalis is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is found in North Macedonia, Greece (including Samos) and Turkey.
The length of the forewings is 9.5–11.4 mm for males and 9.4–10.5 mm for females. Adults are on wing from June to July.
The larvae mainly feed on Helianthemum canum, but have also been recorded feeding on Helianthemum grandifloris, Helianthemum georgicum and Helianthemum nummularium.
- ^ Fauna Europaea