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Zygaena (genus)
Overview
Zygaenidae
The Zygaenidae moths are a family of Lepidoptera. The majority of zygaenids are tropical, but they are nevertheless quite well represented in temperate regions. There are about 1000 species. Various species are commonly known as Burnet or Forester moths, often qualified by the number of spots,...
family. These brightly coloured, day-flying moths are native to the West Palearctic
Palearctic
The Palearctic or Palaearctic is one of the eight ecozones dividing the Earth's surface.Physically, the Palearctic is the largest ecozone...
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- Zygaena afghana
- Zygaena algira
- Zygaena alluaudi
- Zygaena angelicae Ochsenheimer, 1808
- Zygaena anthyllidis Boisduval, 1828
- Zygaena aurata Blachier, 1905
- Zygaena beatrix
- Zygaena brizae (Esper, 1800)
- Zygaena cambyseaZygaena cambyseaZygaena cambysea is a moth of the Zygaenidae family. It is found in the Middle East, including Iran.-Subspecies:*Zygaena cambysea cambysea *Zygaena cambysea kamarana*Zygaena cambysea hafis...
- Zygaena carniolicaZygaena carniolicaZygaena carniolica is a member of the Zygaenidae family....
(Scopoli, 1763) - Zygaena centaureae Fischer v. Waldheim, 1832
- Zygaena chirazica Reiss, 1938
- Zygaena christa Reiss & Schulte, 1967
- Zygaena cocandicaZygaena cocandicaZygaena cocandica is a moth of the Zygaenidae family. It is found in Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kirgizstan.The length of the forewings is about 12 mm.-Subspecies:*Zygaena cocandica cocandica *Zygaena cocandica minor...
- Zygaena contaminei Boisduval, 1834
- Zygaena corsica Boisduval, 1828
- Zygaena cuvieri Boisduval, [1828]
- Zygaena cynarae (Esper, 1789)
- Zygaena dorycnii Ochsenheimer, 1808
- Zygaena ecki
- Zygaena ephialtesZygaena ephialtesZygaena ephialtes is a member of the Zygaenidae family....
(Linnaeus, 1767) - Zygaena erythrus (Hübner, 1806)
- Zygaena escalerai
- Zygaena excelsa
- Zygaena exulansZygaena exulansThe Mountain Burnet, Zygaena exulans, is a moth of the Zygaenidae family.This species exist in mountainous areas in Central Europe, Scotland, Scandinavia and Northern Russia....
– Mountain Burnet (Hohenwarth, 1792) - Zygaena faustaZygaena faustaZygaena fausta is a member of the Zygaenidae family, the day-flying Burnet Moths. Its bright aposematic colours of red, white and black on the wings indicate to possible predators such as birds that it is foul-tasting or poisonous...
(Linnaeus, 1767) - Zygaena favonia
- Zygaena felix
- Zygaena filipendulae – Six-spotted Burnet (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Zygaena formosa
- Zygaena fraxini Ménétriés, 1832
- Zygaena grasliniZygaena grasliniZygaena graslini is a member of the Zygaenidae family....
Lederer, 1855 - Zygaena haberhaueri
- Zygaena haematina
- Zygaena hilaris Ochsenheimer, 1808
- Zygaena hindukushi Koch, 1937
- Zygaena ignifera Korb, 1897
- Zygaena johannae Le Cerf, 1923
- Zygaena laetaZygaena laetaZygaena laeta is a moth of the Zygaenidae family. It is found in Central and South-Eastern Europe.The wingspan is 26-34 mm. The moth flies from July to August depending on the location.The larva mainly feed on Eryngium campestre.-External links:...
(Hübner, 1790) - Zygaena lavandulae (Esper, 1783)
- Zygaena loniceraeZygaena loniceraeThe Narrow-Bordered Five-Spot Burnet is a moth of the Zygaenidae family. It is found in most of Europe.The wingspan is 30-46 mm...
– Narrow-Bordered Five-Spot Burnet (Scheven, 1777) - Zygaena lotiZygaena lotiZygaena loti is a member of the Zygaenidae family....
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) - Zygaena loyselis
- Zygaena lydia Staudinger, 1887
- Zygaena magiana
- Zygaena manlia
- Zygaena marcuna
- Zygaena maroccana Rothschild, 1917
- Zygaena minosZygaena minosZygaena minos is a member of the Zygaenidae family....
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) - Zygaena nevadensis Rambur, 1858
- Zygaena niphona
- Zygaena occitanicaZygaena occitanicaThe Provence Burnet is a moth of the Zygaenidae family. It is found from the Algarve and southern Spain up to the eastern parts of the Cantabrian Mountains.The wingspan is about 23 mm.-Subspecies:*Zygaena occitanica eulalia...
(Villers, 1789) - Zygaena olivieri
- Zygaena orana Duponchel, 1835
- Zygaena osterodensisZygaena osterodensisZygaena osterodensis is a moth of the Zygaenidae family. It is found in continental Europe. The wingspan is about 35 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July. They fly during the day.The larva feed on Vicia cracca, Lathyrus vernus....
Reiss, 1921 - Zygaena oxytropis Boisduval, 1828
- Zygaena persephone
- Zygaena punctum Ochsenheimer, 1808
- Zygaena purpuralisZygaena purpuralisThe Transparent Burnet is a moth of the Zygaenidae family. It is found in most of Europe.The wingspan is 30-34 mm. Adults are on wing in June and early July...
(Brünnich, 1763) - Zygaena rhadamanthus (Esper, 1789)
- Zygaena romeoZygaena romeoZygaena romeo is a moth of the Zygaenidae family. It is found in south and southwest Alpine areas, in southern France, in the eastern Pyrenees and in most of Italy.The wingspan is about . Adults are on the wing in June and July. They fly during the day....
Duponchel, 1835 - Zygaena rosinae
- Zygaena rubicundus (Hübner, 1817)
- Zygaena rubricollis
- Zygaena sarpedonZygaena sarpedonZygaena sarpedon is a moth of the Zygaenidae family. It is found in France, Italy and on the Iberian Peninsula.The wingspan is 24-28 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August depending on the location. There is one generation per year....
(Hübner, 1790) - Zygaena scovitziiZygaena scovitziiZygaena scovitzii is a moth of the Zygaenidae family....
Ménetriés, 1832 - Zygaena sedi Fabricius, 1787
- Zygaena seitzi Reiss, 1938
- Zygaena separata
- Zygaena sogdiana Erschoff, 1874
- Zygaena speciosa Reiss, 1937
- Zygaena storaiae
- Zygaena tamara
- Zygaena theryi
- Zygaena transalpinaZygaena transalpinaZygaena transalpina is a moth of the Zygaenidae family....
(Esper, 1780) - Zygaena transpamirica
- Zygaena tremewani Hofmann & G.
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