Zygaena anthyllidis

Zygaena anthyllidis is a species of moth in the Zygaenidae family. It is found in France and Spain.^[1]

Zygaena anthyllidis
Zygaena anthyllidis Gavarnie
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Zygaenidae
Genus:	Zygaena
Species:	Z. anthyllidis
Binomial name
Zygaena anthyllidis Boisduval, 1828
Synonyms
Zygaena erebus Meigen, 1829 Zygaena anthillidis Freyer, [1842]

Technical description and variation (Seitz)

For a key to the terms used, see Glossary of entomology terms.

Z. anthyllidis Boisd. (= erebus Meig.) . With pale collar and light-red belt. The wings strongly widened, and especially the 6 spots of forewing enlarged, being more or less quadrangular. Pyrenees. — ab. flava Oberth. is the yellow aberration. — In caucasica Stgr.-Reb.[now Zygaena armena ssp. caucasica Rebel, 1901 ] the pale collar is missing and the two distal spots touch each other or are confluent; from the Caucasus. — Larva yellow, with the head, thoracical legs and transverse bands black; on Trefoil. Pupa in a white ovate cocoon of which the frontal end is directed downwards (Oberthur). ^[2] The wingspan is 30–38 mm.

Biology

Adults are on wing in July and August. The larvae feed on Lotus (including Lotus alpinus), Coronilla, Trifolium, Anthyllis and other Fabaceae species.^[3] The larvae usually overwinter twice.^[4]