Zygaena truchmena explained

Zygaena truchmena is a species of moth in the Zygaenidae family. It is found in Central Asia.^{[1] [2]}

According to Seitz - the prettiest and most variegated form, in short one of the finest Burnets, is truchmena Evrsm. (7g). It has a broad rosy- red collar, and the abdomen is bright red, except the apex : the median pair of spots of forewing, however, is white and the basal half of the hindwing transparent: Turkestan.^[3]

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Notes and References

1. Keil T Widderchen Mittelasiens (Biologie und Verbreitung) Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae, Zygaeninae. 19. Beiheft der Entomologischen Nachrichten und Berichte 1-84 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/284030581_DIE_WIDDERCHEN_MITTELASIENS_Biologie_und_Verbreitung_Lepidoptera_Zygaenidae_Zygaeninae_19_Beiheft_der_Entomologischen_Nachrichten_und_Berichte_1-84 pdf
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.]