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词条 Zygaena erythrus
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  1. Subspecies

  2. Distribution and habitat

  3. Description

  4. Biology

  5. References

{{Taxobox
| image = Zygaenidae - Zygaena erythrus .JPG
| image_width = 250px
| image_caption = Zygaena erythrus, dorsal view
| image2 = Zygaenidae - Zygaena erythrus -001.JPG
| image2_width = 250px
| image2_caption = Lateral view
| regnum = Animalia
| phylum = Arthropoda
| classis = Insecta
| ordo = Lepidoptera
| familia = Zygaenidae
| genus = Zygaena
| species = Z. erythrus
| binomial = Zygaena erythrus
| binomial_authority = (Hubner, 1806)
|synonyms_ref =[1][2]
  • Sphinx erythrus Hubner, 1806
  • Zygaena saportae Boisduval, 1829
  • Zygaena azurica Reis, 1958

}}

Zygaena erythrus, common name sluggish burnet, is a species of moth in the family Zygaenidae.

Subspecies

  • Zygaena erythrus erythrus
  • Zygaena erythrus actae Burgeff, 1926
  • Zygaena erythrus miserrima Verity, 1922
  • Zygaena erythrus saportae Boisduval, 1829
[1]

Distribution and habitat

This endangered species can be found only in France and Italy.[1][1] It prefers dry and rocky areas with sparse vegetation and limestone substrate, but it is also present in heathlands, in nutrient-poor grasslands and in broad verges in oak forests with the host plant Eryngium species, from sea level to over {{convert|1500|m}}.[1][2]

Description

Zygaena erythrus has a wingspan of 25–33 mm.[3] These quite large moths show enlarged and confluent red spots on the forewings, surrounded by black in the distal part. Females are little bigger than males, with a yellow golden dusting and less defined markings. The mature larva is rather dark greyish, with two series of dorsal black spots.[4]

This species is very similar to Zygaena purpuralis, but it has red scales in the axillary area of the forewings, up to a third of the length.[2]

Biology

The life cycle involves only one generation per year.[4] Adults are on wing from the end of June to the beginning or mid August.[5]

The hatching occurs between June and July.[4] The larvae feed on Eryngium species,[6] including Eryngium campestre[7] and Eryngium maritimum.[8] Full-grown larvae can be found from June. Pupation occurs within a cocoon usually adherent to the lower surface of the leaves,[4] but also on the ground between lichens, moss and parts of plants.[5]

References

1. ^Fauna Europaea
2. ^Natura Mediterraneo
3. ^Nature of Italy
4. ^Treknature
5. ^Schmetterlinge und ihre Ökologie
6. ^Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa
7. ^Zygaena at funet
8. ^lepiforum.de
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3 : Moths described in 1806|Zygaena|Moths of Europe

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