Zygaena corsica
Zygaena corsica is a species of moth in the Zygaenidae family. It is found on Corsica and Sardinia.[1] Seitz describes as - A peculiar small Burnet with 5 almost equal-sized spots which are very round and glossy bright red, the ground-colour between them having in certain aspect a somewhat brassy lustre. — In May and June in Sardinia and Corsica. — Larva light grey-blue, at the side a dark hue, and on the back a white one, along which there are black spots; in May on Santolina nicana. Cocoon light brown. The moths in June and July, on sunny slopes, especially frequent at higher altitudes.[2]
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| Zygaena corsica, Monti del Gennargentu, Sardinia | |
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| Genus: | Zygaena |
| Species: | Z. corsica |
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| Zygaena corsica Boisduval, 1828 | |
The larvae feed on Santolina insularis and Plagius flosculosum.[3]
References
- Fauna Europaea
- Seitz, A. , 1913, in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 6: 22.,The Macrolepidoptera of the Palearctic Fauna 2. Volume: The Palearctic Bombyces & Sphinges. pdf
- Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa
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