Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Zygaenidae Scientific name Zygaena minos | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Zygaena Rank Species | |
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Similar Zygaena osterodensis, Zygaena purpuralis, Zygaena viciae, Zygaena lonicerae, Zygaena loti | ||
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.
The wingspan is 33–37 mm. It flies in June and July.
The white-gray larvae feed on Pimpinella saxifraga and Eryngium species.
The species is only found in a few places in Denmark, and the population there is slowly declining.
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References
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