Adscita geryon

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.

The wingspan is 20–25 mm. Adults are on wing in July in one generation per year. The larvae can be found from July to May of the following year.

Subspecies

 * Adscita geryon geryon (from the Iberian Peninsula and Britain to European Russia, the Crimea and Turkey)
 * Adscita geryon acutafibra Verity, 1946
 * Adscita geryon orientalis (Alberti, 1938)