| Zygaena erythrus | (Hübner, 1806) |
TL: (1500 m.)
Habitat
- Rocky slopes
- Steppes
- Sunny slopes
- Xerophilous meadows
25 - 35 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
DeutschMannstreu-Widderchen 
EnglishSluggish Burnet 
FrançaisZygène des garrigues
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Apiaceae Eryngium Eryngo Apiaceae Eryngium campestre Apiaceae Eryngium maritimum Sea-holly
PDO error
- Subspecies
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Species Author Zygaena (Mesembrynus) erythrus actae Burgeff, 1926 Zygaena (Mesembrynus) erythrus erythrus (Hübner, 1806) Zygaena (Mesembrynus) erythrus miserrima Vérity, 1922 Zygaena (Mesembrynus) erythrus saportae Boisduval, 1829
- Zygaena (Mesembrynus) erythrus is a member of the clade Zygaena purpuralis:
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Species Author Zygaena (Mesembrynus) alpherakyi (Sheljuzhko, 1936) Zygaena (Mesembrynus) brizae (Esper, 1800) Zygaena (Mesembrynus) cambysea Lederer, 1870 Zygaena (Mesembrynus) erythrus (Hübner, 1806) Zygaena (Mesembrynus) minos (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Zygaena (Mesembrynus) pseudorubincundus Klir & Naumann, 2002 Zygaena (Mesembrynus) purpuralis (Brünnich, 1763) Zygaena (Mesembrynus) rubicundus (Hübner, 1817)
- Links
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Language Website Authors Lepiforum e. V. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei Schmetterling - Raupe Walter Schön
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