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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Zygaena (Z.) lonicerae
Zygaena lonicerae(Scheven, 1777)
  1. Zygaenidae
  2. Zygaeninae
  3. Zygaena
  4. Zygaena
  5.  lonicerae
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Habitat

  • Ruderal areas
  • Sunny mountainsides
  • Sunny, grassy slopes
  • Xerophilous steppes

Similar species

  • Zygaena (Agrumenia) exulans
  • Zygaena (Agrumenia) loti
  • Zygaena (Z.) filipendulae
  • Zygaena (Z.) transalpina
  • Zygaena (Z.) trifolii
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28-42 mm

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  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Ukraine
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyVřetenuška pětitečná
    DanskFemplettet køllesværmer
    DeutschHornklee Widderchen
    DeutschHornklee-Widderchen
    Eesti keelAasa-verikireslane
    EnglishNarrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet
    EspañolGitanilla del bosque
    FrançaisZygaena lonicerae
    FrançaisZygène des bois
    FrançaisZygène du Chèvrefeuille
    LietuviųPaprastasis marguolis
    MagyarLonc-csüngőlepke
    NederlandsValse vijfvlek-sint-jansvlinder
    NorskStor bloddråpe- svermer
    SlovenčinaVretienka päťbodá
    SuomeksiNätkelmäpunatäplä
    SvenskaBredbramad bastardsvarmare
    РусскийПестрянка жимолостная
    РусскийПестрянка луговая
    ქართულიმდელოს ჭრელურა
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    FabaceaeAstragalus onobrychis
    FabaceaeHippocrepis commutata
    FabaceaeLathyrusVetchlings
    FabaceaeLotus corniculatusBirdsfoot Trefoil
    FabaceaeLotus pedunculatusGreater Bird's-foot Trefoil
    FabaceaeLotus tetragonolobusAsparagus-pea
    FabaceaeOnobrychis viciifoliaSanfoin
    FabaceaeSecurigera variaCrown Vetch
    FabaceaeTrifolium alpestreOwl-head clover
    FabaceaeTrifolium mediumZigzag Clover
    FabaceaeTrifolium pannonicumHungarian Clover
    FabaceaeTrifolium pratenseRed clover
    FabaceaeTrifolium repensWhite Clover
    FabaceaeVicia sylvaticaWood vetch
  • Subspecies
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Zygaena (Z.) lonicerae alpiumgigasVérity, 1925
    Zygaena (Z.) lonicerae astilbontaDujardin, 1965
    Zygaena (Z.) lonicerae insularisTremewan, 1960
    Zygaena (Z.) lonicerae intermixtaVérity, 1925
    Zygaena (Z.) lonicerae jocelynaeTremewan, 1962
    Zygaena (Z.) lonicerae latomarginata(Tutt, 1899)
    Zygaena (Z.) lonicerae leonensisTremewan, 1961
    Zygaena (Z.) lonicerae linneiReiss, 1922
    Zygaena (Z.) lonicerae lonicerae(Scheven, 1777)
    Zygaena (Z.) lonicerae microdoxaDujardin, 1965
    Zygaena (Z.) lonicerae pseudangelicaeA. Hofmann, 2005
    Zygaena (Z.) lonicerae reicheiDujardin, 1965
    Zygaena (Z.) lonicerae silanaBurgeff, 1914
    Zygaena (Z.) lonicerae tannuensisViidalepp, 1979
    Zygaena (Z.) lonicerae thurneriHolik, 1943
    Zygaena (Z.) lonicerae vivaxVérity, 1920
  • Zygaena (Z.) lonicerae is a member of the clade Zygaena filipendulae:
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Zygaena (Z.) filipendulae(Linnaeus, 1758)
    Zygaena (Z.) lonicerae(Scheven, 1777)
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Lepidoptera of CrimeaВладимир Савчук
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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Adult.

Janusz WójcickiPoland, Mąkolno

Adult.

Joanna WalczewskaPoland, Zwierzyniec

Female, upperside.

Marcin SzymończykPoland

Adult.

Marek GrabarczykPoland, Siemiany

Adult.

Jean-Pierre ArnaudFrance, Ariège dept.

Copulating pair.

Janusz WójcickiPoland, Mąkolno

Larva.

Janusz WójcickiPoland, Łężyce

Larva.

www.biopix.dkDenmark, Kielstrup Sø

Larva.

Sergio StellaItaly, Bergamo

Larva.

Janusz WójcickiPoland, Mąkolno

Larva.

Zbigniew WiatrakPoland, Sanok

Cocoon.

Janusz WójcickiPoland, Łężyce

Egzuviae.

Janusz WójcickiPoland, Łężyce

Cocoon.

www.biopix.dkDenmark, Hobro
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