Zygaena nevadensis explained

Zygaena nevadensis is a species of moth in the Zygaenidae family. It is found in France, Spain, Portugal, Romania, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Greece,^[1] Russia and North Africa, including Morocco.^[2]

The larvae feed on Vicia species (including Vicia cracca and Vicia villosa) and Lathyrus pratensis.^[3] The larvae overwinters twice. Pupation takes place in April.

Subspecies

• Zygaena nevadensis nevadensis
• Zygaena nevadensis atlantica Le Charles, 1957 (Morocco)
• Zygaena nevadensis gallica Oberthur, 1898
• Zygaena nevadensis gheorghenica Reiss, 1976
• Zygaena nevadensis interrupta Boursin, 1923
• Zygaena nevadensis pelisterensis Reiss, 1976
• Zygaena nevadensis schmidti Reiss, 1931
• Zygaena nevadensis teberdica Reiss, 1939

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303191658/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=440411 Fauna Europaea
2. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/zygaenoidea/zygaenidae/zygaeninae/zygaena/index.html Zygaena at funet
3. http://www.pyrgus.de/Zygaena_nevadensis.html Schmetterlinge und ihre Ökologie