Zygaena filipendulae (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: July 1, 2022, 9:13 a.m.
A very common species throughout Belgium. The most common member of this genus in our country.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Zygaenidae > Subfamily: Zygaeninae > Genus: Zygaena > Subgenus: Zygaena > Species: Zygaena filipendulae
- Vernacular names
- Sint-jansvlinder (NL), la Zygène de la filipendule (FR)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1837. Catalogue des Lépidoptères ou Papillons de la Belgique, précédé du tableau des Libellulines de ce pays. — — : 1–29. On page 23 (as Zygoena (sic) Filipendulae). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Cocoon/pupa
Flight periods
The adults fly from late May till late August. They are active during the day.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Lotus corniculatus and Lotus uliginosus
- Host plant (genera):
- Lotus and Dorycnium
The larva lives on Lotus corniculatus and L. uliginosus. Hibernates as larva once or twice and pupates in a cocoon attached on a grass stem.
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