Zygaena rhadamanthus | (Esper, 1789) |
Habitat
- Meadows
- Overgrowing meadows
- Sunny mountainsides
Similar species
26-28 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name English
Algarve Burnet Español
Gitanilla cenicienta Français
Zygène cendrée Français
Zygène de l'Esparcette Français
Zygène rhadamanthe
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Fabaceae Dorycnium hirsutum Hairy Canary Clover Fabaceae Dorycnium pentaphyllum Fabaceae Onobrychis Sainfoin - Secondary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Fabaceae Lotus Trefoil
- Subspecies
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Species Author Zygaena (Zygaena) rhadamanthus alfacarensis Reiss, 1922 Zygaena (Zygaena) rhadamanthus algarbiensis Christ, 1889 Zygaena (Zygaena) rhadamanthus aragonia Tremewan, 1961 Zygaena (Zygaena) rhadamanthus aurargentea Mazel, 1979 Zygaena (Zygaena) rhadamanthus azurea Burgeff, 1914 Zygaena (Zygaena) rhadamanthus caroniana Reiss, 1965 Zygaena (Zygaena) rhadamanthus gredosica Reiss, 1936 Zygaena (Zygaena) rhadamanthus grisea Oberthür, 1909 Zygaena (Zygaena) rhadamanthus guichardi Tremewan, 1991 Zygaena (Zygaena) rhadamanthus isabelae Gonzalo Fidel, 1980 Zygaena (Zygaena) rhadamanthus kiesenwetteri Herrich-Schäffer, 1852 Zygaena (Zygaena) rhadamanthus pyrenaea Vérity, 1920 Zygaena (Zygaena) rhadamanthus rasura (Agenjo, 1948) Zygaena (Zygaena) rhadamanthus rhadamanthus (Esper, 1789) Zygaena (Zygaena) rhadamanthus stygia Burgeff, 1914
- Zygaena (Zygaena) rhadamanthus is a member of the clade Zygaena rhadamanthus:
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Species Author Zygaena (Zygaena) oxytropis Boisduval, 1828 Zygaena (Zygaena) problematica Naumann, 1966 Zygaena (Zygaena) rhadamanthus (Esper, 1789)
- Links
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Language Website Authors Lepiforum e. V. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei
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