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Zygaena algira

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Zygaena algira
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Z. algira
Binomial name
Zygaena algira
Boisduval, 1834
Synonyms
  • Zygaena bachagha Oberthür, 1916
  • Zygaena oreodoxa Marten, 1944
  • Zygaena bornefeldii Burgeff & Reiss, 1973

Zygaena algira is a species of moth in the Zygaenidae family. It is found in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.[1]

The larvae feed on Coronilla juncea.[2]

Subspecies

  • Zygaena algira algira
  • Zygaena algira ifranica Hofmann & G. Reiss, 1981
  • Zygaena algira kebirica Reiss, 1944
  • Zygaena algira leucopoda Dujardin, 1973
  • Zygaena algira telealgira Dujardin, 1973

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