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  2. Zygaena (Mesembrynus) minos
Zygaena minos(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
  1. Zygaenidae
  2. Zygaeninae
  3. Zygaena
  4. Mesembrynus
  5.  minos
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Habitat

  • Forest clearings
  • Forest edges
  • Glades
  • Xerophilous steppes

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FU

33-37 mm

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  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Sweden
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyVřetenuška přehlížená
    DanskPimpernelkøllesværmer
    DeutschBibernell-Widderchen
    Eesti keelSarika-verikireslane
    EnglishBlood Drop Burnet
    FrançaisZygène diaphane
    LietuviųSiauradryžis marguolis
    NederlandsBevernel-sint-jansvlinder
    NorskSmalkantet bloddråpesvermer
    SlovenčinaVretienka Minos
    SuomeksiPukinjuuripunatäplä
    SvenskaKlubbsprotad bastardsvarmare
    РусскийПестрянка вocточная пуpпуpнaя
    РусскийПестрянка Минос
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    ApiaceaeEryngiumEryngo
    ApiaceaePimpinella saxifragaBurnet Saxifrage
  • Subspecies
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Zygaena (Mesembrynus) minos ingensBurgeff, 1926
    Zygaena (Mesembrynus) minos minos(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
    Zygaena (Mesembrynus) minos normannaVérity, 1922
    Zygaena (Mesembrynus) minos peloponnesicaHolik, 1937
    Zygaena (Mesembrynus) minos sareptensisRebel, 1901
    Zygaena (Mesembrynus) minos viridescensBurgeff, 1926
  • Zygaena (Mesembrynus) minos is a member of the clade Zygaena purpuralis:
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Zygaena (Mesembrynus) alpherakyi(Sheljuzhko, 1936)
    Zygaena (Mesembrynus) brizae(Esper, 1800)
    Zygaena (Mesembrynus) cambyseaLederer, 1870
    Zygaena (Mesembrynus) erythrus(Hübner, 1806)
    Zygaena (Mesembrynus) minos(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
    Zygaena (Mesembrynus) pseudorubincundusKlir & Naumann, 2002
    Zygaena (Mesembrynus) purpuralis(Brünnich, 1763)
    Zygaena (Mesembrynus) rubicundus(Hübner, 1817)
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson

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