Zygaena tamara explained

Zygaena tamara is a species of moth in the family Zygaenidae. It is found in Zangazur və Daralayaz.[1]

Description

In Seitz it is described - Z. tamara Christ. (7b) . One of the finest Zygaenae. All the wings bright yellow, with a delicate rosy tint, the distal margin being black; forewing divided by 2 black transverse bands into 3 areas of nearly equal size. Antenna exceedingly long and strong, the abdomen being broadly belted with red. — ab. rubra Bang-Haas i. l. (7b) the hindwing is rosy red instead of yellow, while in the form daemon Christ. (7 b) the fore- and hindwing are red. All 3 forms occur together in Armenia, but are found only in limited districts.[2] [3]

Biology

The larval foodplants are Eryngium billardieri, Eryngium giganteum, Prangos sp. and Ferula haussknechtii[4]

Subspecies

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Notes and References

  1. [Konstantin Efetov|Efetov K. A.]
  2. A. Hofmann and W. G. Tremewan 2010 A revised check-list of the genus Zygaena Fabricius, 1775 (Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae, Zygaeninae), based on the biospecies concept Entomologist’s Gazette 61: 119–131 pdf
  3. [Adalbert Seitz|Seitz, A.]
  4. Özkol, H., Kayci L. and Pinar S., 2009 Notes on the biology of Zygaena (Mesembrynus) tamara placida A.Bang-Haas, 1913 (Lepidoptera, Zygaenidae).Cesa News Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara pdf