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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Zygaena (Z.) filipendulae
Zygaena filipendulae(Linnaeus, 1758)
  1. Zygaenidae
  2. Zygaeninae
  3. Zygaena
  4. Zygaena
  5.  filipendulae
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TL:   (2000 m.)

Habitat

  • Dry meadows
  • Dry sunny slopes
  • Fallow land
  • Heathlands, moorlands
  • Peatlands
  • Steppes
  • Xerophilous steppes

Similar species

  • Zygaena (Agrumenia) viciae
  • Zygaena (Z.) ephialtes
  • Zygaena (Z.) lonicerae
  • Zygaena (Z.) transalpina
  • Zygaena (Z.) trifolii
MU
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30-38 mm

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Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    CatalàGitaneta
    ČeskyVřetenuška obecná
    DanskSeksplettet køllesværmer
    DeutschSechsfleck-Widderchen
    Eesti keelSuur-verikireslane
    EnglishSix spot Burnet
    EnglishSix-Spot Burnet
    EspañolGitanilla de la filipéndula
    FrançaisZygène de la Filipendule
    ItalianoZigena della filipendula
    LatviešuCeļteku raibspārnis
    LietuviųVingiorykštinis marguolis
    MagyarAcélszínű csüngőlepke
    NederlandsSint jansvlinder
    NederlandsSint-jansvlinder
    NorskSeksflekket bloddråpesvermer
    PolskiKraśnik sześcioplamek
    SlovenčinaVretienka obyčajná
    SlovenščinaOsladov ovnič
    SuomeksiMaitepunatäplä
    SvenskaSexflackig bastardsvarmare
    ΕλληνικάΖύγαινα η εφιάλτης
    БеларускаяСтракатка лугавая
    РусскийПестрянка лабазниковая
    РусскийПестрянка таволговая
    УкраїнськаКрасик шостиплямий
    ქართულიგრაკლას ჭრელურა
    中文六星燈蛾
    日本語ムツモンベニモンマダラ
    زبان_فارسیشش‌خال رشکک
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    FabaceaeAstragalus onobrychis
    FabaceaeAstragalus vesicarius
    FabaceaeDorycnium herbaceum
    FabaceaeDorycnium pentaphyllum
    FabaceaeHippocrepis comosaHorseshoe Vetch
    FabaceaeHippocrepis emerusScorpion senna
    FabaceaeLathyrus sylvestrisFlat pea
    FabaceaeLotus corniculatusBirdsfoot Trefoil
    FabaceaeLotus pedunculatusGreater Bird's-foot Trefoil
    FabaceaeOnobrychis viciifoliaSanfoin
    FabaceaeVicia grandifloraLarge yellow vetch
  • Subspecies
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Zygaena (Z.) filipendulae altapyrenaicaLe Charles, 1950
    Zygaena (Z.) filipendulae arcticaSchneider, 1880
    Zygaena (Z.) filipendulae balcaniroseaHolik, 1943
    Zygaena (Z.) filipendulae callimorphaDujardin, 1965
    Zygaena (Z.) filipendulae campaniaeRebel, 1901
    Zygaena (Z.) filipendulae duponcheliVérity, 1921
    Zygaena (Z.) filipendulae filipendulae(Linnaeus, 1758)
    Zygaena (Z.) filipendulae gemellaMarten, 1956
    Zygaena (Z.) filipendulae geminaBurgeff, 1914
    Zygaena (Z.) filipendulae giganteaRocci, 1913
    Zygaena (Z.) filipendulae himmighofeniBurgeff, 1926
    Zygaena (Z.) filipendulae illyricaHolik, 1943
    Zygaena (Z.) filipendulae major(Esper, 1794)
    Zygaena (Z.) filipendulae manniiHerrich-Schäffer, 1852
    Zygaena (Z.) filipendulae noackiReiss, 1962
    Zygaena (Z.) filipendulae oberthuerianaBurgeff, 1926
    Zygaena (Z.) filipendulae pentasemaDujardin, 1965
    Zygaena (Z.) filipendulae polygalae(Esper, 1783)
    Zygaena (Z.) filipendulae praeochsenheimeriVérity, 1939
    Zygaena (Z.) filipendulae pulcherrimaVérity, 1921
    Zygaena (Z.) filipendulae pulcherrimastoechadisVérity, 1921
    Zygaena (Z.) filipendulae pyrenesVérity, 1921
    Zygaena (Z.) filipendulae seeboldiOberthür, 1910
    Zygaena (Z.) filipendulae siciliensisVérity, 1917
    Zygaena (Z.) filipendulae stephensiDupont, 1900
    Zygaena (Z.) filipendulae stoechadis(Borkhausen, 1793)
    Zygaena (Z.) filipendulae syriacaOberthür, 1896
    Zygaena (Z.) filipendulae zaranaBurgeff, 1926
  • Zygaena (Z.) filipendulae is a member of the clade Zygaena filipendulae:
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Zygaena (Z.) filipendulae(Linnaeus, 1758)
    Zygaena (Z.) lonicerae(Scheven, 1777)
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Suffolk MothsTony Prichard
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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