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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Zygaena (Z.) trifolii
Zygaena trifolii(Esper, 1783)
  1. Zygaenidae
  2. Zygaeninae
  3. Zygaena
  4. Zygaena
  5.  trifolii
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Habitat

  • Marshes, bogs
  • Wet meadows

Similar species

  • Zygaena (Agrumenia) viciae
  • Zygaena (Z.) filipendulae
  • Zygaena (Z.) lonicerae
  • Zygaena (Z.) transalpina
MU
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24-36 mm

MD
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  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Poland
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyVřetenuška mokřadní
    DanskKløver-køllesværmer
    DeutschSumpfhornklee-Widderchen
    EnglishFive-Spot Burnet
    EspañolGitanilla del prado
    FrançaisZygène du Trèfle
    MagyarLápi csüngőlepke
    NederlandsVijfvlek sint jansvlinder
    NederlandsVijfvlek-sint-jansvlinder
    PolskiKraśnik pięcioplamek
    SlovenčinaVretienka ďatelinová
    РусскийПестрянка клеверная
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    FabaceaeDorycnium
    FabaceaeLotus corniculatusBirdsfoot Trefoil
    FabaceaeOnobrychis viciifoliaSanfoin
    FabaceaeTrifolium Clover
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Zygaena dorisMeigen, 1829
    Zygaena syracusiaZeller, 1847
    Zygaena seriziatiOberthür, 1876
    Zygaena lucidaReiss, 1924
    Zygaena clorindaBethune-Baker, 1926
    Zygaena altivolansReiss, 1936
    Zygaena guandarramicaReiss, 1936
    Zygaena noguerensisReiss, 1936
  • Subspecies
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Zygaena (Z.) trifolii barcelonensisReiss, 1922
    Zygaena (Z.) trifolii caerulescensOberthür, 1910
    Zygaena (Z.) trifolii decretaVérity, 1925
    Zygaena (Z.) trifolii duponchelianaOberthür, 1910
    Zygaena (Z.) trifolii espunnicaReiss, 1936
    Zygaena (Z.) trifolii hiberaVérity, 1925
    Zygaena (Z.) trifolii lusitaniaemixtaVérity, 1930
    Zygaena (Z.) trifolii olbianaOberthür, 1910
    Zygaena (Z.) trifolii palustrellaVérity, 1925
    Zygaena (Z.) trifolii palustrisOberthür, 1896
    Zygaena (Z.) trifolii pusillaOberthür, 1910
    Zygaena (Z.) trifolii subsyracusiaVérity, 1925
    Zygaena (Z.) trifolii syracusiaZeller, 1847
    Zygaena (Z.) trifolii trifolii(Esper, 1783)
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Insekten BoxWilfried Funk
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Suffolk MothsTony Prichard
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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