Zygaena minos
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Zygaena minos | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Zygaenidae |
Genus: | Zygaena |
Species: | Z. minos
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Binomial name | |
Zygaena minos (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
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Zygaena minos is a member of the family Zygaenidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux, the Iberian Peninsula and Norway.[1] It is very similar to Zygaena purpuralis with which it forms a species complex and only separable by genital preparation or by the larval foodplant. The wingspan is 33–37 mm. It flies in June and July.The white-gray larvae feed on Pimpinella saxifraga and Eryngium species.
The species is only found in a few places in Denmark, and the population there is slowly declining.
Subspecies
- Zygaena minos minos
- Zygaena minos normanna Verity 1922
- Zygaena minos peloponnesica Holik, 1937
- Zygaena minos sareptensis Rebel, 1901
- Zygaena minos viridescens Burgeff, 1926
References
Bibliography
- Top-Jensen, M. & M. Fibiger. 2009. Danmarks sommerfugle. Bugbook Publisher. ISBN 9788799351206.Error: "Q301933" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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