Zygaena viciae

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New Forest burnet
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Zygaenidae
Genus: Zygaena
Species:
Z. viciae
Binomial name
Zygaena viciae
(Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Sphinx viciae Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775
  • Sphinx meliloti Esper, 1789

Zygaena viciae, the New Forest burnet, is a member of the Zygaenidae family. It is found in southern and central Europe, west to Scotland. It is also found in southern Scandinavia. In the east, the range extends to Lake Baikal.[1]

The wingspan is 22–32 mm. Adults are on wing in July.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Lotus corniculatus and Lathyrus pratensis.

Subspecies[]

  • Zygaena viciae viciae
  • Zygaena viciae argyllensis Tremewan, 1967
  • Zygaena viciae bosniensis Reiss, 1922
  • Zygaena viciae charon Hübner, 1796
  • Zygaena viciae dacica Burgeff, 1914
  • Zygaena viciae ehnbergii Reuter, 1893
  • Zygaena viciae fernandezi Gomez Bustillo & Fernandez-Rubio, 1976
  • Zygaena viciae hulda Reiss & Reiss, 1972
  • Zygaena viciae italica Caradja, 1895
  • Zygaena viciae nigrescens Reiss, 1921
  • Zygaena viciae nobilis Navas, 1924
  • Zygaena viciae rhaetica Burgeff, 1926
  • Zygaena viciae sicula Calberla, 1895
  • Zygaena viciae silbernageli Reiss, 1943
  • Zygaena viciae silenus Burgeff, 1926
  • Zygaena viciae stentzii Freyer, 1839
  • Zygaena viciae subglocknerica Reiss, 1943
  • Zygaena viciae ytenensis Briggs, 1888

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