Zygaena minos

Zygaena minos is a member of the family Zygaenidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux, the Iberian Peninsula and Norway.[1] It is very similar to Zygaena purpuralis with which it forms a species complex and only separable by genital preparation or by the larval foodplant. The wingspan is 33–37 mm. It flies in June and July.The white-gray larvae feed on Pimpinella saxifraga and Eryngium species.

Zygaena minos
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Zygaenidae
Genus:
Zygaena
Species:
Z. minos
Binomial name
Zygaena minos
Synonyms
  • Sphinx minos Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Zygaena pimpinellae Guhn, 1931

The species is only found in a few places in Denmark, and the population there is slowly declining.

Subspecies
  • Zygaena minos minos
  • Zygaena minos normanna Verity 1922
  • Zygaena minos peloponnesica Holik, 1937
  • Zygaena minos sareptensis Rebel, 1901
  • Zygaena minos viridescens Burgeff, 1926

References
  1. Fauna Europaea

Bibliography
  • Top-Jensen, M. & M. Fibiger. 2009. Danmarks sommerfugle. Bugbook Publisher. ISBN 9788799351206.
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