Kingdom Animalia Order Lepidoptera Family Erebidae Scientific name Dysauxes ancilla Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Superfamily Noctuoidea Genus Dysauxes Higher classification Dysauxes | |
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Similar Dysauxes, Butterflies and moths, Arctiinae, Cybosia mesomella, Insect | ||
Dysauxes ancilla (handmaid) is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Southern and Central Europe, through Turkey and Armenia, over the Ural mountains and up to the Caucasus.
The wingspan is 22–25 mm.
The larvae primarily feed on Taraxacum, Senecio, Plantago and Lactuca species.
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