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  2. Zygaena (Mesembrynus) punctum
Zygaena punctumOchsenheimer, 1808
  1. Zygaenidae
  2. Zygaeninae
  3. Zygaena
  4. Mesembrynus
  5.  punctum
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  • Zygaena (Mesembrynus) erythrus
  • Zygaena (Z.) osterodensis
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24-30 mm

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  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyVřetenuška čtverotečná
    SlovenčinaVretienka kotúčová
    РусскийПестрянка точечная
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    ApiaceaeEryngiumEryngo
    ApiaceaeEryngium campestre
  • Subspecies
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Zygaena (Mesembrynus) punctum dalmatinaBoisduval, 1834
    Zygaena (Mesembrynus) punctum dystreptaFischer de Waldheim, 1832
    Zygaena (Mesembrynus) punctum italaBurgeff, 1926
    Zygaena (Mesembrynus) punctum kalavryticaReiss, 1962
    Zygaena (Mesembrynus) punctum kefersteiniiHerrich-Schäffer, 1846
    Zygaena (Mesembrynus) punctum ledereriRambur, 1858
    Zygaena (Mesembrynus) punctum malatinaDziurzynski, 1903
    Zygaena (Mesembrynus) punctum punctumOchsenheimer, 1808
  • Zygaena (Mesembrynus) punctum is a member of the clade Zygaena favonia:
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Zygaena (Mesembrynus) aurataBlachier, 1905
    Zygaena (Mesembrynus) contamineiBoisduval, 1834
    Zygaena (Mesembrynus) favoniaFreyer, [1844]
    Zygaena (Mesembrynus) loyselisOberthür, 1876
    Zygaena (Mesembrynus) punctumOchsenheimer, 1808
    Zygaena (Mesembrynus) sarpedon(Hübner, 1790)
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Lepidoptera of CrimeaВладимир Савчук
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei

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Adult.

Janusz WójcickiCzech Republic, Bzenec

Adult.

Juha TyllinenGreece, Χαλκιδική

Female.

Владимир СавчукUkraine, Ячменное

Adult.

Lucia BenešováSlovakia, Rovinka

Pair.

Łukasz DawidowiczBulgaria, Славянка

Copulating pair.

Stanislav KrejčíkCzech Republic

Larva.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoUkraine, Золоте

Larva.

Maciej MatrajUkraine, Феодосія

Larva.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoUkraine, Орджонікідзе

Larva.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoUkraine, Орджонікідзе

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Владимир СавчукUkraine, Приморський
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