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.

Subspecies

Zygaena carniolica carniolica
Zygaena carniolica albarracina Staudinger, 1887
Zygaena carniolica amanda Reiss, 1921
Zygaena carniolica amistosa Aistleitner & Lencina Gutierrez, 1995
Zygaena carniolica apennina Turati, 1884
Zygaena carniolica berolinensis Lederer, 1853
Zygaena carniolica cruenta (Pallas, 1773)
Zygaena carniolica demavendi Holik, 1936
Zygaena carniolica descimonti Lucas, 1959
Zygaena carniolica diniensis Herrich-Schaffer, 1852
Zygaena carniolica flaveola (Esper, 1786)
Zygaena carniolica graeca Staudinger, 1870
Zygaena carniolica hedysari (Hübner, 1796)
Zygaena carniolica leonhardi Reiss, 1921
Zygaena carniolica magdalenae Abeille, 1909
Zygaena carniolica modesta Burgeff, 1914 (from northern and central France through Belgium, Luxembourg, central and southern Germany to northern Austria, the Czech Republic and southern Poland)
Zygaena carniolica moraulti Holik, 1938
Zygaena carniolica piatkowskii de Freina, 2006
Zygaena carniolica rhaeticola Burgeff, 1926
Zygaena carniolica roccii Verity, 1920
Zygaena carniolica siciliana Reiss, 1921
Zygaena carniolica virginea (Muller, 1766)
Zygaena carniolica wiedemannii Menetries, 1839

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