Zygaena lavandulae

Zygaena lavandulae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Zygaenidae
Genus: Zygaena
Species: Z. lavandulae
Binomial name
Zygaena lavandulae
(Esper, 1783)
Synonyms
  • Sphinx lavandulae Esper, 1783
  • Sphinx spicae Hübner, 1796
  • Zygaena consobrina German, [1835]
  • Zygaena altalavandulae Reiss, 1953
  • Zygaena izilanica Reiss, 1944
  • Zygaena teruelensis Reiss, 1936
  • Zygaena oropesica Reiss, 1965

Zygaena lavandulae is a species of moth in the Zygaenidae family. It is found in France, Spain, Portugal and Italy,[1] as well as North Africa, including Morocco.[2]

There is one generation per year with adults on wing from April to June.

The larvae feed on Dorycnium pentaphyllum[3] and Anthyllis cytisoides.[4]

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