About Dysauxes ancilla Linnaeus, 1767
Dysauxes ancilla, commonly known as the handmaid, is a moth species belonging to the family Erebidae. This species was first formally described by Carl Linnaeus in the 12th edition of his work Systema Naturae, published in 1767. Its range extends across southern and central Europe, through Turkey and Armenia, across the Ural Mountains, and reaches as far as the Caucasus. The wingspan of adult Dysauxes ancilla measures 22 to 25 mm. The larvae of this moth feed mainly on plant species from the genera Taraxacum, Senecio, Plantago, and Lactuca.
