Zygaena corsica is a species of moth in the Zygaenidae family. It is found on Corsica and Sardinia.[1] Seitz describes as - A peculiar small Burnet with 5 almost equal-sized spots which are very round and glossy bright red, the ground-colour between them having in certain aspect a somewhat brassy lustre. — In May and June in Sardinia and Corsica. — Larva light grey-blue, at the side a dark hue, and on the back a white one, along which there are black spots; in May on Santolina nicana. Cocoon light brown. The moths in June and July, on sunny slopes, especially frequent at higher altitudes.[2]
| Zygaena corsica | |
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| Zygaena corsica, Monti del Gennargentu, Sardinia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Zygaenidae |
| Genus: | Zygaena |
| Species: | Z. corsica
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| Binomial name | |
| Zygaena corsica Boisduval, 1828
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The larvae feed on Santolina insularis and Plagius flosculosum.[3]
References
edit- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Seitz, A., 1913, in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 6: 22., The Macrolepidoptera of the Palearctic Fauna 2. Volume: The Palearctic Bombyces & Sphinges. pdf
- ^ Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa
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