Zygaena rhadamanthus

Zygaena rhadamanthus

"Zygaena rhadamanthus" is a species of moth in the Zygaenidae family. It is found in France, Spain, Portugal and Italy. The larvae feed on "Onobrychis", "Dorycnium pentaphyllum" and "Lotus" species. The species overwinters in the larval stage.
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Naming

*"Zygaena rhadamanthus rhadamanthus"
⤷ "Zygaena rhadamanthus alfacarensis" Reiss, 1922
⤷ "Zygaena rhadamanthus algarbiensis" Christ, 1889
⤷ "Zygaena rhadamanthus aragonia" Tremewan, 1961
⤷ "Zygaena rhadamanthus aurargentea" Mazel, 1979
⤷ "Zygaena rhadamanthus azurea" Burgeff, 1914
⤷ "Zygaena rhadamanthus caroniana" Reiss, 1965
⤷ "Zygaena rhadamanthus gredosica" Reiss, 1936
⤷ "Zygaena rhadamanthus grisea" Oberthur, 1909
⤷ "Zygaena rhadamanthus guichardi" Tremewan, 1991
⤷ "Zygaena rhadamanthus isabelae" Gonzalo Fidel, 1980
⤷ "Zygaena rhadamanthus kiesenwetteri" Herrich-Schaffer, 1852
⤷ "Zygaena rhadamanthus rasura" Agenjo, 1948
⤷ "Zygaena rhadamanthus stygia" Burgeff, 1914

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyZygaenidae
GenusZygaena
SpeciesZ. rhadamanthus
Photographed in
Portugal