Zygaena hilaris

Updated on Jan 03, 2025

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Zygaenidae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Zygaena

Similar Zygaena occitanica, Zygaena romeo, Zygaena erythrus, Zygaena rhadamanthus, Zygaena lavandulae

Zygaena hilaris is a species of moth in the family Zygaenidae. It is found in France, Spain, Portugal and Italy.

Adults are on wing in July.

The larvae feed on Ononis species, including Ononis repens.

Subspecies

Zygaena hilaris hilaris

Zygaena hilaris chrysophaea Le Charles, 1934 (France: from Vaucluse, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Drôme and Hautes-Alpes to Isère)

Zygaena hilaris escorialensis Oberthur, 1884

Zygaena hilaris galliae Oberthur, 1910

Zygaena hilaris leonica Tremewan, 1961

Zygaena hilaris lucifera Reiss, 1936

Zygaena hilaris ononidis Milliere, 1878

Zygaena hilaris piemontica Reiss, 1941

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