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Zygaena tamara Christoph, 1889

Taxonomy

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

Species name(s)

Zygaena (Mesembrynus) tamara Christoph, 1889 = Zygaena placida A. Bang-Haas, 1913 = Zygaena (Mesembrynus) tamara = Zygaena confluens Koch 1938 = Zygaena daemon Christoph 1893 = Zygaena quadripuncta Reiss 1933 = Zygaena rubra Rebel 1901. [9, 187]

urn:lsid:insecta.pro:taxonomy:41719

Expansion

Zoogeographical regions

Palaearctic.

Wingspan

27—30 mm.

Flight time

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

Detailed information with references

Distribution

  • Endemic. Mountains of the Zargezur range within the Nakhchivan Autonomous Region and Armenia. [259].

Imago Habitus and Differences from alike species

  • The wingspan is 27-30 mm. In newly hatched butterflies, the spots on the front wings are red, but eventually turn yellow. [259].

General info about Imago

  • It flies over slopes overgrown with bluebottle, thyme, spiny astragalus and other xerophytes. In the Red Data Book of the USSR and Azerbaijan. [259].

Imago lifespan

  • From the end of July to August. [259].

Subspecies of Zygaena tamara

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Text data: Peter Khramov.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.

References

Comments

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26.02.2016 3:11, Peter Khramov Corrected data.

Flight time: No formalized data → , . Caterpillar lifespan: , → No formalized data.

26.02.2016 3:11, Peter Khramov Corrected data.

Zoogeographical regions: No formalized data → Palaearctic. Wingspan: No formalized data → 27—30 mm. Caterpillar lifespan: No formalized data → , .

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