Zygaena exulans
| Zygaena exulans | |
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| Zygaena exulans feeding in Northern Norway | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Zygaenidae |
| Genus: | Zygaena |
| Species: | Z. exulans |
| Binomial name | |
| Zygaena exulans (Reiner & Hohenwarth, 1792) | |
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Caterpillar
Preserved specimen
Zygaena exulans, the mountain (or Scotch) burnet, is a moth of the Zygaenidae family.
This species exist in mountainous areas in Central Europe, Scotland, Scandinavia and Northern Russia.
Subspecies
- Zygaena exulans exulans (European Alps)
- Zygaena exulans abruzzina Burgeff, 1926
- Zygaena exulans apfelbecki Rebel, 1910
- Zygaena exulans pyrenaica Burgeff, 1926
- Zygaena exulans subochracea White, 1872
- Zygaena exulans vanadis Dalman, 1816
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