Habitat
- Dry meadows
- Xerophilous steppes
Similar species
26-34 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyVřetenuška pozdní 
EnglishBloodword Burnet 
MagyarVörös csüngőlepke 
SlovenčinaVretienka neskorá 
РусскийПестрянка весёлая 
УкраїнськаКрасик веселий УкраїнськаПістрянка весела
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Apiaceae Eryngium campestre Apiaceae Heracleum Hogweed
- Subspecies
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Species Author Zygaena (Mesembrynus) laeta laeta (Hübner, 1790) Zygaena (Mesembrynus) laeta orientis Burgeff, 1926
- Zygaena (Mesembrynus) laeta is a member of the clade Zygaena centaureae:
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Species Author Zygaena (Mesembrynus) centaureae Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1832 Zygaena (Mesembrynus) huguenini Staudinger, 1887 Zygaena (Mesembrynus) laeta (Hübner, 1790)
- Links
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Language Website Authors Lepidoptera of Crimea Владимир Савчук 
Lepiforum e. V. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei Schmetterling - Raupe Walter Schön
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