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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Zygaena (Z.) ephialtes
Zygaena ephialtes(Linnaeus, 1767)
  1. Zygaenidae
  2. Zygaeninae
  3. Zygaena
  4. Zygaena
  5.  ephialtes
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Habitat

  • Glades
  • Xerophilous steppes

Similar species

  • Amata (Syntomis) phegea
  • Zygaena (Z.) filipendulae
MU
MD

33-40 mm

  • France
  • Germany
  • Poland
  • Turkey
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyVřetenuška čičorková
    DeutschVeraenderliches Widderchen
    Eesti keelMuutlik verikireslane
    EnglishVariable Burnet
    EspañolGitanilla de la coronilla
    FrançaisZygène de la Coronille variée
    FrançaisZygène du Peucédan
    ItalianoPrete
    LietuviųRaudonžiedis marguolis
    MagyarVáltozékony csüngőlepke
    NederlandsVariabele sint-jansvlinder
    PolskiKraśnik goryszowiec
    SlovenčinaVretienka ranostajová
    SlovenščinaSpremenljivi ovnič
    РусскийПестрянка изменчивая
    РусскийПестрянка Эфиальт
    УкраїнськаКрасик мінливий
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    FabaceaeSecurigera variaCrown Vetch
    OrobanchaceaeMelampyrum sylvaticumSmall cow-wheat
  • Secondary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    FabaceaeHippocrepis comosaHorseshoe Vetch
    FabaceaeTrifolium Clover
    LamiaceaeThymus serpyllumWild Thyme
    PlantaginaceaePlantagoPlantain
    PlantaginaceaeVeronicaSpeedwell
  • Subspecies
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Zygaena (Z.) ephialtes albaflavensVérity, 1920
    Zygaena (Z.) ephialtes albarubens(Vérity, 1946)
    Zygaena (Z.) ephialtes athamanthae(Esper, 1789)
    Zygaena (Z.) ephialtes bohemiaReiss, 1922
    Zygaena (Z.) ephialtes chalkidikaeHolik, 1937
    Zygaena (Z.) ephialtes corcyricaRauch, 1981
    Zygaena (Z.) ephialtes coronillae(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
    Zygaena (Z.) ephialtes danastriensisHolik, 1939
    Zygaena (Z.) ephialtes ephialtes(Linnaeus, 1767)
    Zygaena (Z.) ephialtes istokiSilbernagel, 1944
    Zygaena (Z.) ephialtes ligus(Vérity, 1946)
    Zygaena (Z.) ephialtes luricaDujardin, 1965
    Zygaena (Z.) ephialtes medusa(Pallas, 1771)
    Zygaena (Z.) ephialtes meridieiBurgeff, 1926
    Zygaena (Z.) ephialtes pannonicaHolik, 1937
    Zygaena (Z.) ephialtes perodeauiDujardin, 1971
    Zygaena (Z.) ephialtes peucedani(Esper, 1780)
    Zygaena (Z.) ephialtes podolicaHolik, 1932
    Zygaena (Z.) ephialtes retyesatiHolik, 1948
    Zygaena (Z.) ephialtes roussilloniKoch, 1940
    Zygaena (Z.) ephialtes smolikanaNaumann & Rose, 1981
    Zygaena (Z.) ephialtes tambovensisHolik & Sheljuzhko, 1953
    Zygaena (Z.) ephialtes tarkhankuticaEfetov, 2005
    Zygaena (Z.) ephialtes tauridaHolik & Sheljuzhko, 1953
    Zygaena (Z.) ephialtes transpadana(Vérity, 1946)
    Zygaena (Z.) ephialtes tymphresticaHolik, 1948
  • Zygaena (Z.) ephialtes is a member of the clade Zygaena transalpina:
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Zygaena (Z.) angelicaeOchsenheimer, 1808
    Zygaena (Z.) dorycniiOchsenheimer, 1808
    Zygaena (Z.) ephialtes(Linnaeus, 1767)
    Zygaena (Z.) transalpina(Esper, 1780)
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Schmetterling - RaupeWalter Schön

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