Zygaena nevadensis

Zygaena nevadensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Zygaenidae
Genus:	Zygaena
Species:	Z. nevadensis
Binomial name
Zygaena nevadensis Rambur, 1858
Synonyms
Zygaena corycia var. gallica Oberthür, 1898 Zygaena agenjoi Le Charles, 1957 Zygaena falleriana Reiss, 1931 Zygaena panticosica Reiss, 1966 Zygaena kricheldorffi Reiss, 1933 Zygaena gallica f. interrupta Boursin, 1923 Zygaena gallica gieskingiana Reiss, 1930

Zygaena nevadensis is a species of moth in the Zygaenidae family. It is found in France, Spain, Portugal, Romania, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Greece,[1] Russia and North Africa, including Morocco.[2]

The larvae feed on Vicia species (including Vicia cracca and Vicia villosa) and Lathyrus pratensis.[3] The larvae overwinters twice. Pupation takes place in April.

Subspecies

• Zygaena nevadensis nevadensis
• Zygaena nevadensis atlantica Le Charles, 1957 (Morocco)
• Zygaena nevadensis gallica Oberthur, 1898
• Zygaena nevadensis gheorghenica Reiss, 1976
• Zygaena nevadensis interrupta Boursin, 1923
• Zygaena nevadensis pelisterensis Reiss, 1976
• Zygaena nevadensis schmidti Reiss, 1931
• Zygaena nevadensis teberdica Reiss, 1939

References

1. Fauna Europaea
2. Zygaena at funet
3. Schmetterlinge und ihre Ökologie