Dyscia atlantica is a species of moth from the family Geometridae. The scientific name of this species was first published in 1933 by Reisser.[1] It is found in Morocco.[2]

Dyscia atlantica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Dyscia
Species:
D. atlantica
Binomial name
Dyscia atlantica
Reisser, 1933
Synonyms
  • Dyscia (Scodiona) hispanaria atlantica Reisser, 1933

Larvae have been reared on Artemisia campestris.

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Dyscia atlantica​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  2. ^ Trusch, R. & Erlacher, S., 2002: Taxonomic changes in the genus Dyscia (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae). European Journal of Entomology, 99: 529-541. Full article: [1].