Zygaena trifolii
Zygaena trifolii, the five-spot burnet, is a moth in the family Zygaenidae. It is found from North Africa, through the western Mediterranean, Great Britain and central Europe to Ukraine. It is not found in Scandinavia.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Zygaenidae |
| Genus: | Zygaena |
| Species: | Z. trifolii |
| Binomial name | |
| Zygaena trifolii (Esper, 1783) | |
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The wingspan is 28–33 mm. Adults are on wing from the mid-June to the beginning of August in one generation per year.
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Larva
The larvae feed on the leaves of Lotus uliginosus and Lotus corniculatus. The species overwinters in the larval stage and may overwinter twice.
Subspecies
- Zygaena trifolii trifolii
- Zygaena trifolii barcelonensis Reiss, 1922
- Zygaena trifolii caerulescens Oberthur, 1910
- Zygaena trifolii decreta Verity, 1925
- Zygaena trifolii duponcheliana Oberthur, 1910
- Zygaena trifolii espunnica Reiss, 1936
- Zygaena trifolii hibera Verity, 1925
- Zygaena trifolii lusitaniaemixta Verity, 1930
- Zygaena trifolii olbiana Oberthur, 1910
- Zygaena trifolii palustrella Verity, 1925
- Zygaena trifolii palustris Oberthur, 1896
- Zygaena trifolii pusilla Oberthur, 1910
- Zygaena trifolii subsyracusia Verity, 1925
- Zygaena trifolii syracusia Zeller, 1847 (the Channel Islands and the coastal regions of north-western France from Loire-Atlantique to Côtes-d’Armor and Ille-et-Vilaine)
References
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External links
- Five-spot burnet on UKmoths (Ian Kimber: Guide to the moths of Great Britain and Ireland)
- Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa
- Lepiforum.de
- schmetterling-raupe
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