Zygaena nevadensis

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Zygaena nevadensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Zygaenidae
Genus: Zygaena
Species:
Z. nevadensis
Binomial name
Zygaena nevadensis
Rambur, 1858
Synonyms
  • Zygaena corycia var. gallicaOberthür, 1898
  • Zygaena agenjoiLe Charles, 1957
  • Zygaena fallerianaReiss, 1931
  • Zygaena panticosicaReiss, 1966
  • Zygaena kricheldorffiReiss, 1933
  • Zygaena gallica f. interruptaBoursin, 1923
  • Zygaena gallica gieskingianaReiss, 1930

Zygaena nevadensis is a species of moth in the Zygaenidae family. It is found in France, Spain, Portugal, Romania, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Greece, [1] Russia and North Africa, including Morocco. [2]

The larvae feed on Vicia species (including Vicia cracca and Vicia villosa ) and Lathyrus pratensis . [3] The larvae overwinters twice. Pupation takes place in April.

Subspecies

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