Zygaena lavandulae

Zygaena lavandulae

''Zygaena lavandulae'' is a species of moth in the Zygaenidae family. It is found in France, Spain, Portugal and Italy, as well as North Africa, including Morocco.
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Naming

*''Zygaena lavandulae lavandulae''
⤷ ''Zygaena lavandulae alfacarica'' Tremewan, 1961
⤷ ''Zygaena lavandulae barcelonica'' Reiss, 1936
⤷ ''Zygaena lavandulae consobrina'' Germar, 1836
⤷ ''Zygaena lavandulae espunnensis'' Reiss, 1922
⤷ ''Zygaena lavandulae micheaellae'' Rungs & Le Charles, 1943
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Reproduction

There is one generation per year with adults on wing from April to June.

The larvae feed on ''Dorycnium pentaphyllum'' and ''Anthyllis cytisoides''.

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