Zygaena escalerai

Zygaena escalerai

''Zygaena escalerai '' is a species of moth in the Zygaenidae family. It is found in Iran. In Seitz it is described - ''Z. escalerai'' Pouj. has orange spots on forewing, the external pairs being confluent; spot 6 is elongate and transverse. The hindwing is orange, with a vermilion tint, the disc being hyaline and the apex black, there being a black dot situated at centre of distal margin.
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Distribution

The species has been discovered in Persia, the type contained in the Paris Museum being caught by Escalera [Manuel Martínez de la Escalera] in July. According to the description this form is allied to the ''fraxini''-''truchmena'' group.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyZygaenidae
GenusZygaena
SpeciesZ. escalerai
Photographed in
Iran