Zygaena fausta (Linnaeus, 1767)
Taxonomy
class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Zygaenoidea → family Zygaenidae → subfamily Zygaeninae → genus Zygaena → subgenus Agrumenia → species Zygaena fausta
Species name(s)
Zygaena (Agrumenia) fausta (Linnaeus, 1767) = Sphinx fausta Linnaeus, 1767 = Zygaena faustina Ochsenheimer, 1908 = Zygaena baetica Ramburs, 1839 = Zygaena faustula Rambur, 1866 = Zygaena mauritanica Mabille, 1885 = Anthocera mabillei Kirby, 1892 = Zygaena gibraltarica Tremewan, 1961 = Zygaena almerica Burgeff, 1963 = Zygaena aitanae Burgeff & Klaue, 1968 = Zygaena resender Burgeff, 1969 = Zygaena (Agrumenia) fausta = Zygaena cerialis Burgeff 1963 = Zygaena nicaeae Staudinger 1871 = Zygaena pygmaeoides Burgeff 1926 = Zygaena segregata Reiss 1932. [9, 10, 187]
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Expansion
Zoogeographical regions
Palaearctic.
Forewing length
11—12 mm.
Primary colors
Red, Yellow, 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
Distribution
- Austria, Germany, Spain, Italy, Portugal, France, Switzerland. [1].
- Andorra, Austria, Hungary ?, Germany, Gibraltar, Spain (mainland), Italy (mainland), Monaco, Portugal (mainland), France (mainland), Switzerland. [10].
- Southern France, rarely found in Germany. [5].
Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species
- Length of front wing just 1.2 cm, but red spots on it are merged, so even with yellow rims and rear wings - red-orange. Kind of very variable in each isolated part of the area has its own shape. [5].
General info about Imago
- It occurs only on a very warm, calcareous soils with sparse vegetation, rare. [5].
Imago lifespan
- From mid-July to mid-August. [5].
Larva food plants / other food objects
- Coronilla. [28].
- Coronilla. [5].
Larva lifespan
- From September to June. [5].
Overwintering stage
- Caterpillar overwinters. [5].
Subspecies of Zygaena fausta
- Zygaena fausta agilis (Reiss, 1932). [10]
- Z. f. agilis Reiss, 1932. [9]
- Z. f. almerica Burgeff, 1963. [187]
- Z. f. alpiummicans Verity, 1926. [187]
- Z. f. alpiummicans (Verity, 1926). [10]
- Z. f. apocrypha Le Charles, 1930/35. [187]
- Z. f. baetica Rambur, 1839. [187]
- Z. f. baetica (Rambur, 1839). [10]
- Z. f. elodia Powell, 1934. [9]
- Z. f. fassnidgei Tremewan & Manley, 1965. [187]
- Z. f. fassnidgei (Tremewan & Manley, 1965). [10]
- Z. f. fausta (Linnaeus, 1767). [10]
- Z. f. faustina (Ochsenheimer, 1808). [10]
- Z. f. fernan Agenjo, 1948. [187]
- Z. f. fernan (Agenjo, 1948). [10]
- Z. f. fina Burgeff, 1956. [187]
- Z. f. fina (Burgeff, 1956). [10]
- Z. f. fortunata Rambur, 1866. [187]
- Z. f. fortunata (Rambur, 1866). [10]
- Z. f. genevensis Milliére, 1861. [187]
- Z. f. gibraltarica (Tremewan, 1961). [10]
- Z. f. jucunda Meissner, 1818. [187]
- Z. f. jucunda (Meisner, 1818). [10]
- Z. f. junceae Oberthür, 1884. [187]
- Z. f. junceae (Oberthur, 1884). [10]
- Z. f. lacrymans Burgeff, 1914. [187]
- Z. f. lacrymans (Burgeff, 1914). [10]
- Z. f. margheritae Tremewan, 1961. [187]
- Z. f. monacensis Daniel, 1932. [187]
- Z. f. murciensis Reiss, 1922. [9]
- Z. f. murciensis (Reiss, 1922). [10]
- Z. f. oranoides de Sagarra, 1925. [187]
- Z. f. penarroyae Aistleitner, 1977. [187]
- Z. f. perornata Le Charles, 1960. [187]
- Z. f. preciosa Reiss, 1920. [9]
- Z. f. preciosa (Reiss, 1920). [10]
- Z. f. rhodana Dujardin, 1964. [187]
- Z. f. suevica Reiss, 1920. [9]
- Z. f. suevica (Reiss, 1920). [10]
- Z. f. tavaresii Burgeff, 1969/70. [187]
Authors
Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.
Photo:
Diego Reggianti. Text data: Peter Khramov.
The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov, Sergei Kotov.
References
- [1] O. Karsholt, J. Razowski (eds.), 1996. The Lepidoptera of Europe: a distributional checklist
- [5] Райххолф-Рим Х. Бабочки. М.: Астрель, 2002
- [9] Tree of Life (funet.fi), 2012
- [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
- [187] Species 2000, http://www.sp2000.org
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