Zygaena angelicae

Zygaena angelicae

''Zygaena angelicae'' is a species of moth in the Zygaenidae family. It is found in Central Europe, from Greece to southern Germany and Thuringia. The wingspan is 30–33 mm. Adults are on wing from July to mid August on one generation per year.

The larvae feed on ''Coronilla coronata'' and sometimes ''Securigera varia'' and possibly ''Lotus corniculatus''. The species overwinters in the larval stage. Larvae can be found from September and, after overwintering, to June of the following year.
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Naming

*''Zygaena angelicae angelicae''
⤷ ''Zygaena angelicae angelicotransalpina'' Daniel, 1954
⤷ ''Zygaena angelicae elegans'' Burgeff, 1913
⤷ ''Zygaena angelicae herzegowinensis'' Reiss, 1922
⤷ ''Zygaena angelicae rhatisbonensis'' Burgeff, 1914
⤷ ''Zygaena angelicae ternovanensis'' Koch, 1938

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyZygaenidae
GenusZygaena
SpeciesZ. angelicae
Photographed in
Bulgaria