In Z. laeta the collar and patagia as well as the apical half (or more) of the abdomen are red: also the wings are testaceous red except some black spots on the forewing. Larva of light bluish green, with while dorsal and lateral lines, along which there are blackdots. Pupa yellow, anteriorly dark brown, in a whitish cocoon. [1] The wingspan is 26–34 mm.
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The moth flies from July to August, depending on the location, on dry hill-sides, During their slow flight the red abdomen is especially conspicuous, the flying insect bearing on that account a distant resemblance to certain southern Hemiptera.
^Seitz, A., 1913, in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 6: 22.,The Macrolepidoptera of the Palearctic Fauna 2. Volume: The Palearctic Bombyces & Sphinges. pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
zygaena, laeta, bloodword, burnet, moth, family, zygaenidae, scientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, arthropodaclass, insectaorder, lepidopterafamily, zygaenidaegenus, zygaenaspecies, laetabinomial, name, hübner, 1790, synonymssphin. Zygaena laeta the bloodword burnet is a moth of the family Zygaenidae Zygaena laetaScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraFamily ZygaenidaeGenus ZygaenaSpecies Z laetaBinomial nameZygaena laeta Hubner 1790 SynonymsSphinx laeta Hubner 1790 Contents 1 Distribution 2 Description 3 Biology 4 Subspecies 5 References 6 External linksDistribution editIt is found in Central and South Eastern Europe Description editIn Z laeta the collar and patagia as well as the apical half or more of the abdomen are red also the wings are testaceous red except some black spots on the forewing Larva of light bluish green with while dorsal and lateral lines along which there are blackdots Pupa yellow anteriorly dark brown in a whitish cocoon 1 The wingspan is 26 34 mm nbsp nbsp Biology editThe moth flies from July to August depending on the location on dry hill sides During their slow flight the red abdomen is especially conspicuous the flying insect bearing on that account a distant resemblance to certain southern Hemiptera The larva mainly feed on Eryngium campestre Subspecies editZygaena laeta laeta Zygaena laeta orientis Burgeff 1926References edit Seitz A 1913 in Seitz Gross Schmett Erde 6 22 The Macrolepidoptera of the Palearctic Fauna 2 Volume The Palearctic Bombyces amp Sphinges pdf nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain External links editfaunaeur org lepiforum de leps it www pyrgus de Zygaena laeta pyrgus de Images representing Zygaena laeta at Bold nbsp This article on a moth of the family Zygaenidae is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Zygaena laeta amp oldid 1168976251, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
