Zygaena lavandulae is a species of moth in the family Zygaenidae.
Subspecies Subspecies include:Lepiforum.deBiolib 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
Distribution
This species can be found in Southern France, eastern Spain, Portugal and Italy (only in central and western Liguria),Fauna Europaea as well as North Africa, including Morocco.Zygaena at funet
Description Zygaena lavandulae has a wingspan of in males and of in females. The head is black. The thorax is black with a white collar. Also the abdomen is black, with a slight blue gloss. Forewings are bluish, with five red spots surrounded with black or dark blue. Hindwings are bluish-black with a very large distal red spot. Colorations of the females are rather similar to males, but their forewings are usually bluish-green, with larger spots.Tutt, James William Notes on Zygaena species The entomologist's record and journal of variation – Vol. 72 (1960), pg 5
Habitat These moths mainly inhabit rocky places, dry woods and grove rich grasslands.Lepidoptera and their ecology at Schmetterlinge und ihre Ökologie They are present in the Maquis shrubland, characterized by the widespread presence of Cistus species.
Biology There is one generation per year (univoltine). The larvae feed on Dorycnium pentaphyllum and Anthyllis cytisoides.Paolo Mazzei, Daniel Morel, Raniero Panfili Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa They develop until April without real dormancy. Adults are on wing from April to June.
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