Zygaena minos

Zygaena minos is a member of the family Zygaenidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux, the Iberian Peninsula and Norway.^[1] It is very similar to Zygaena purpuralis with which it forms a species complex and only separable by genital preparation or by the larval foodplant. The wingspan is 33–37 mm. It flies in June and July.The white-gray larvae feed on Pimpinella saxifraga and Eryngium species.

Zygaena minos
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Zygaenidae
Genus:	Zygaena
Species:	Z. minos
Binomial name
Zygaena minos (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
Sphinx minos Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 Zygaena pimpinellae Guhn, 1931

The species is only found in a few places in Denmark, and the population there is slowly declining.

Subspecies

• Zygaena minos minos
• Zygaena minos normanna Verity 1922
• Zygaena minos peloponnesica Holik, 1937
• Zygaena minos sareptensis Rebel, 1901
• Zygaena minos viridescens Burgeff, 1926