Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Zygaenidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Zygaena | |
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Similar Zygaena brizae, Zygaena laeta, Zygaena, Zygaena cynarae, Zygaena angelicae | ||
Zygaena punctum is a species of moth in the family Zygaenidae. It is found in Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Slovenia, Italy, the Balkan Peninsula, Moldova, Ukraine, Russia and Turkey.
The wingspan is 25–30 mm. Adults are on wing from the end of May to July.
The larvae feed on Eryngium species. The species overwinters in the larval stage. Full-grown larvae can be found in May.
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