New Forest burnet

Zygaena viciae

"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.
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Appearance

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

Naming

*"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

Food

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

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyZygaenidae
GenusZygaena
SpeciesZ. viciae
Photographed in
Bulgaria