Zygaena rhadamanthus

Zygaena rhadamanthus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Zygaenidae
Genus: Zygaena
Species: Z. rhadamanthus
Binomial name
Zygaena rhadamanthus
(Esper, 1789)
Synonyms
  • Sphinx rhadamanthus Esper, 1789
  • Zygaena staechadis Boisduval, 1834
  • Zygaena kiesenwetteri Herrich-Schäffer, 1852
  • Zygaena algarbiensis Christ, 1889
  • Zygaena ozureoides Reiss, 1953
  • Zygaena rhadamanthus cleui Dujardin, 1956
  • Zygaena rhadamanthus pyrenaea Verity, 1920
  • Zygaena rhadamanthus boixolsis Aistleitner, 1990

Zygaena rhadamanthus is a species of moth in the Zygaenidae family. It is found in France, Spain, Portugal and Italy.[1]

The larvae feed on Onobrychis, Dorycnium pentaphyllum and Lotus species.[2] The species overwinters in the larval stage.

Subspecies

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/3/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.