Zygaena carniolica

Zygaena carniolica
Adult
Pair Mating
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Zygaenidae
Genus: Zygaena
Species: Z. carniolica
Binomial name
Zygaena carniolica
(Scopoli, 1763)
Synonyms
  • Sphinx carniolica Scopoli, 1763
  • Sphinx onobrychis [Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775
  • Zyganea diniensis Herrich-Schäffer, 1852
  • Sphynx cruenta Pallas, 1773
  • Sphinx flaveola Esper, 1786
  • Sphinx hedysari Hubner, 1796
  • Sphinx virginea Muller, 1766
  • Zyganea vandarbanensis Reiss, 1938
  • Zyganea croatica Reiss, 1941
  • Zyganea sagarraiana Reiss & Tremewan, 1964
  • Zyganea piemonticola Reiss, 1941
  • Zyganea formiacola Reiss & Tremewan, 1964
  • Zyganea aspromontica Reiss, 1941
  • Zyganea media Reiss, 1918
  • Zyganea pinskica Reiss, 1941
  • Zyganea tuapsica Reiss, 1941
  • Zyganea wiedemannii Ménétriés, 1839
  • Zyganea alta Reiss, 1921
  • Zyganea amabilis Reiss, 1921
  • Zyganea achalzichensis Reiss, 1935
  • Zygaena carniolica rogervillensis Leraut, 2012
  • Zygaena carniolica besseensis Leraut, 2012

Zygaena carniolica is a member of the Zygaenidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except northern Scandinavia.[1]

The wingspan is 30–35 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August. Adults feed on the nectar of flowers in the Fabaceae family.

The larvae feed on Lotus species.

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