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Zygaena orana

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Species of moth

Zygaena orana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Zygaenidae
Genus: Zygaena
Species: Z. orana
Binomial name
Zygaena orana
Duponchel, 1835
Synonyms
  • Zygaena barbara Herrich-Schäffer, 1846
  • Zygaena allardi Oberthür, 1878
  • Zygaena nedroma Oberthür, 1881
  • Zygaena hajebensis Reiss & Tremewan, 1960
  • Zygaena oberthueri Bethune-Baker, 1888
  • Zygaena oberthüri Bethune-Baker, 1888

Zygaena orana is a species of moth in the family Zygaenidae. It is found on Sardinia and in North Africa, including Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.

The larvae feed on Lotus creticus and Lotus cytisoides.

Subspecies

  • Zygaena orana orana
  • Zygaena orana contristans Oberthür, 1922
  • Zygaena orana oberthueri Bethune-Baker, 1888
  • Zygaena orana sardoa Mabille 1892
  • Zygaena orana tatla Reiss, 1943
  • Zygaena orana tirhboulensis Hofmann & G. Reiss, 1982

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Zygaena at funet
  3. lepiforum.de
  4. Description of the early stages of Zygaena orana sardoa (Mabille, 1892) from Sardinia (Lepidoptera, Zygaenidae)
Taxon identifiers
Zygaena orana


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