Zygaena nevadensis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Zygaenidae |
| Genus: | Zygaena |
| Species: | Z. nevadensis
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| Zygaena nevadensis Rambur, 1858
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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
[edit]- 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
References
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