Zygaena nevadensis
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Z. nevadensis
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Binomial name
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Zygaena nevadensis
Rambur, 1858
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- Zygaena corycia var. gallica Oberthür, 1898
- Zygaena agenjoi Le Charles, 1957
- Zygaena falleriana Reiss, 1931
- Zygaena panticosica Reiss, 1966
- Zygaena kricheldorffi Reiss, 1933
- Zygaena gallica f. interrupta Boursin, 1923
- Zygaena gallica gieskingiana Reiss, 1930
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Zygaena nevadensis is a species of moth in the Zygaenidae family. It is found in France, Spain, Portugal, Romania, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Greece[1], Russia and North Africa, including Morocco.[2]
The larvae feed on Vicia species (including Vicia cracca and [[Vicia villosa) and Lathyrus pratensis.[3] The larvae overwinters twice. Pupation takes place in April.
Subspecies
- Zygaena nevadensis nevadensis
- Zygaena nevadensis atlantica Le Charles, 1957 (Morocco)
- Zygaena nevadensis gallica Oberthur, 1898
- Zygaena nevadensis gheorghenica Reiss, 1976
- Zygaena nevadensis interrupta Boursin, 1923
- Zygaena nevadensis pelisterensis Reiss, 1976
- Zygaena nevadensis schmidti Reiss, 1931
- Zygaena nevadensis teberdica Reiss, 1939
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