Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Zygaenidae Scientific name Zygaena loti | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Zygaena Rank Species | |
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Similar Zygaena purpuralis, Zygaena, Zygaena transalpina, Zygaena carniolica, Zygaena ephialtes |
Zygaena loti
Zygaena loti, the slender Scotch burnet, is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, the Netherlands, Portugal, Fennoscandia, Denmark, Estonia and Latvia.
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The wingspan is 25–35 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July.
The larvae feed on Lotus corniculatus, Hippocrepis comosa and Securigera species.
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