Similar species
19-25 mm
18-22 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyZelenáček devaterníkový 
DeutschSonnenröschen-Grünwidderchen 
EnglishCistus Forester 
FrançaisProcris de l'Hélianth FrançaisTurquoise de l'Hélianthème 
MagyarRitka fémlepke 
NederlandsKleine metaalvlinder 
PolskiLśniak posłonkowiec 
SlovenčinaZelenáčik devätorníkový 
РусскийПестрянка нежниковая
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Asteraceae Centaurea Knapweed Cistaceae Helianthemum canum Hoary rockrose Cistaceae Helianthemum nummularium Common Rockrose Geraniaceae Geranium Crane's-bill Plantaginaceae Globularia
- Subspecies
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Species Author Adscita (A.) geryon acutafibra Vérity, 1946 Adscita (A.) geryon chrysocephala (Nickerl, 1845) Adscita (A.) geryon geryon (Hübner, 1813) Adscita (A.) geryon orientalis (Alberti, 1938)
- Links
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Language Website Authors Lepidoptera and their ecology Wolfgang Wagner Lepidoptera of Crimea Владимир Савчук Lepiforum e. V. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei Plants parasites of Europe Willem N. Ellis Plants parasites of Europe Willem N. Ellis Suffolk Moths Tony Prichard The leaf and stem mines of Britain Brian Pitkin UK Moths Ian Kimber
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