Zygaena transalpina (Esper, 1780)

Taxonomy

class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Zygaenoidea → family Zygaenidae → subfamily Zygaeninae → genus Zygaena → subgenus Zygaena → species Zygaena transalpina

Species name(s)

Zygaena (Zygaena) transalpina (Esper, 1780) = Sphinx transalpina Esper, 1780 = Sphinx ratisbonica Scheven, 1782 = Sphinx astragali Borkhausen, 1793 = Zygaena alpina Boisduval, 1834 = Zygaena xanthographa Germar, [1835] = Zygaena maritima Oberthür, 1898 = Sphinx hippocrepidis Hübner, 1799 = Sphinx hippocrepis Hübner, [1806] = Zygaena hippocrepidis = Zygaena (Zygaena) hippocrepidis = Zygaena (Zygaena) transalpina = Zygaena autumnalis Verity 1916 = Zygaena ratisbonica Scheven 1782.

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Expansion

Zoogeographical regions

Palaearctic.

Forewing length

14—15 mm.

Primary colors

Red, Green, Brown/Gray/Black.

Flight time

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Larva lifespan

 					January 					February 					March 					April 					May 					June 					July 					August 					September 					October 					November 					December 			

Over-wintering stage

Larva.

Detailed information with references

Habitus and Differences from alike species

Length of front wing - 1.5 cm, it is usually 6 red spots, though sometimes only 5. Representatives of subspecies ssp. tilaventa shine in the Alps yellow instead of red spots. Generally, the butterfly is highly variable, and forms a separate race for each limited site area (in Central Europe about six such races). [5]. Peter Khramov.

Distribution

Austria, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Italy, Luxembourg, France, Switzerland, Yugoslavia. [1]. Peter Khramov.
Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina ?, Germany, Spain (mainland), Italy (mainland), Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Slovenia, France (mainland), Croatia, Switzerland. [10]. Peter Khramov.
Calcareous Alps, the mountains of Central Europe. [5]. Peter Khramov.

Lifespan

From June to August. [5]. Peter Khramov.

Additional info about Imago

Butterfly can be found only on calcareous soils, dry sunny slopes with sparse vegetation. [5]. Peter Khramov.

Larva lifespan

From August to June. [5]. Peter Khramov.

Larva food plants

Lotus, Coronilla, Hippocrepis. [28]. Peter Khramov.
Lyadvenets and coronilla, gippokrepis crested .. [5]. Peter Khramov.

Overwintering stage

Caterpillar overwinters. [5]. Peter Khramov.

Subspecies Zygaena transalpina

Z. t. albana Burgeff, 1926.
Z. t. allgaviana Burgeff, 1926.
Z. t. alpina (Boisduval, 1834).
Z. t. alpina Boisduval, 1834.
Z. t. altamaritima Dujardin, 1956.
Z. t. altitudinaria (Turati, 1910).
Z. t. altitudinaria Turati, 1910.
Z. t. angelicotransalpina Daniel, 1954.
Z. t. annae (Aistleitner, 1979).
Z. t. astragali (Borkhausen, 1793).
Z. t. astragali Borkhausen, 1793.
Z. t. astragalpina Rocci, 1938.
Z. t. athicaria Burgeff, 1926.
Z. t. bavarica (Burgeff, 1922).
Z. t. bavarica Burgeff, 1922.
Z. t. boicophila Reiss, 1941.
Z. t. calabrica Calberla, 1895.
Z. t. carentaniae Rocci, 1937.
Z. t. centralis (Oberthur, 1907).
Z. t. centralis Oberthür, 1907.
Z. t. centricataloniae (Burgeff, 1926).
Z. t. centricataloniae Burgeff, 1926.
Z. t. centrimeridionalis Mazel, 1977.
Z. t. centripyrenaea (Burgeff, 1926).
Z. t. centripyrenaea Burgeff, 1926.
Z. t. collina (Burgeff, 1926).
Z. t. collina Burgeff, 1926.
Z. t. curtisi (Tremewan, 1961).
Z. t. curtisi Tremewan, 1961.
Z. t. dominatrix Rocci, 1941.
Z. t. dufayi (Dujardin, 1965).
Z. t. dufayi Dujardin, 1965.
Z. t. emendata (Verity, 1916).
Z. t. emendata Verity, 1916.
Z. t. frigidalpina Rocci, 1941.
Z. t. garganica Wiegel, 1973.
Z. t. glockneriana Leinfest, 1949.
Z. t. gulsensis (Daniel, 1954).
Z. t. gulsensis Daniel, 1954.
Z. t. hartigi Rocci, 1936.
Z. t. helvetica (Bethune-Baker & Rothschild, 1921).
Z. t. helvetica Rothschild & Bethune-Baker, 1920.
Z. t. hilfi (Reiss, 1922).
Z. t. hilfi Reiss, 1922.
Z. t. hippocrepidis (Hubner, 1799).
Z. t. holikiana Rocci, 1937.
Z. t. intermedia (Rocci, 1914).
Z. t. intermedia Rocci, 1914.
Z. t. jugi (Burgeff, 1926).
Z. t. jugi Burgeff, 1926.
Z. t. jurassica Burgeff, 1914.
Z. t. jurassoboica Burgeff, 1926.
Z. t. lacustris Rocci, 1938.
Z. t. latina (Verity, 1920).
Z. t. latina Verity, 1920.
Z. t. litorea Burgeff, 1926.
Z. t. macromaritima Rocci, 1938.
Z. t. maritima (Oberthur, 1898).
Z. t. maritima Oberthür, 1898.
Z. t. marujae (Tremewan & Manley, 1965).
Z. t. marujae Tremewan & Manley, 1965.
Z. t. mauriae Rocci, 1936.
Z. t. megastragali Rocci, 1938.
Z. t. miltosa (Candeze, 1883).
Z. t. misurinae Rocci, 1936.
Z. t. nambinica Rocci, 1936.
Z. t. nantuatium Verity, 1946.
Z. t. nigraltudinaria Rocci, 1937.
Z. t. occidentalis Oberthür, 1907.
Z. t. osthelderiana Reiss, 1941.
Z. t. philippsi (Romei, 1927).
Z. t. philippsi Romei, 1927.
Z. t. piemontiae Reiss, 1941.
Z. t. pinguis Burgeff, 1926.
Z. t. poschiavica Reiss, 1950.
Z. t. promunturii Burgeff, 1921.
Z. t. provincialis (Oberthur, 1907).
Z. t. provincialis Oberthür, 1907.
Z. t. pseudoalpina (Turati, 1910).
Z. t. pseudoalpina Turati, 1910.
Z. t. redempta Rocci, 1937.
Z. t. relicta Reiss, 1950.
Z. t. rhaetiaemixta Reiss, 1950.
Z. t. rhodani Burgeff, 1965.
Z. t. rupicola (Rocci, 1936).
Z. t. rupicola Rocci, 1936.
Z. t. rupicolal Rocci, 1936.
Z. t. sabina Rocci, 1938.
Z. t. segusterica Dujardin, 1965.
Z. t. sorrentina Staudinger, 1894.
Z. t. sorrentinaeformis (Rocci, 1938).
Z. t. sorrentinaeformis Rocci, 1938.
Z. t. sorrentinoides Rocci, 1938.
Z. t. splugena (Burgeff, 1926).
Z. t. splugena Burgeff, 1926.
Z. t. subalticola (Rocci, 1918).
Z. t. subalticola Rocci, 1918.
Z. t. subemendata Rocci, 1936.
Z. t. subjugi Rocci, 1938.
Z. t. tenuissima (Burgeff, 1914).
Z. t. tenuissima Burgeff, 1914.
Z. t. tigulii Rocci, 1938.
Z. t. tilaventa (Holik, 1935).
Z. t. tilaventa Holik, 1935.
Z. t. tonalensis Rocci, 1936.
Z. t. transalpina (Esper, 1780).
Z. t. transalpina.
Z. t. victrix Rocci, 1941.
Z. t. xanthographa (Germar, 1836).

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photos: Paolo Mazzei.

Text data: Peter Khramov.

Main characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov, Sergei Kotov.

Color characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.

References

[1] O. Karsholt, J. Razowski (eds.), 1996. The Lepidoptera of Europe: a distributional checklist
[5] Райххолф-Рим Х. Бабочки. М.: Астрель, 2002
[10] de Jong, Y.S.D.M. (ed.) (2011) Fauna Europaea version 2.4 (faunaeur.org)
[28] Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa (leps.it), 2012