Adscita geryon (Hübner, [1813])
(Cistus Forester)

Interactions where Adscita geryon is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
larva (early) larva (early) mines live leaf UK/Ireland Helianthemum rock-roses Malvales: Cistaceae A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, with notes on others occurring in the Midlands, Robbins, R., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Zygaenidae/Adscita geryon/Adscita geryoncistus foresterlarva (early) Foodplant / minerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malvales/Cistaceae/Helianthemum/Helianthemumrock-rosesliveleaf (summer+)
larva (later) larva (later) grazes on live leaf UK/Ireland Helianthemum rock-roses Malvales: Cistaceae A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, with notes on others occurring in the Midlands, Robbins, R., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Zygaenidae/Adscita geryon/Adscita geryoncistus foresterlarva (later) Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malvales/Cistaceae/Helianthemum/Helianthemumrock-rosesliveleaf (summer+)

Author & YearTitleSource
Robbins, R., 1990A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, with notes on others occurring in the MidlandsBenchmark Atlas Series, 1991? edition, 181pp, Warwickshire Museum Service

Adscita geryon (Cistus Forester) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Adscita geryon (Cistus Forester) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAdscita geryon (Cistus Forester)
GenusAdscita (forester moths)
TribeProcridini (a tribe of moths)
SubfamilyPROCRIDINAE (a subfamily of moths)
FamilyZYGAENIDAE (burnets and foresters)
SuperfamilyZYGAENOIDEA (burnets and foresters)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Adscita geryon (Cistus Forester)

Adscita geryon (Cistus Forester) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Adscita geryon (Cistus Forester):

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