Zygaena lonicerae (Scheven, 1777) Species
Last modified: Feb. 26, 2023, 2:18 p.m.
A very rare and local species in the southern part of Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Zygaenidae > Subfamily: Zygaeninae > Genus: Zygaena > Subgenus: Zygaena > Species: Zygaena lonicerae
- Vernacular names
- Valse vijfvlek-sint-jansvlinder (NL), Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet (EN), La Zygaena lonicerae (FR), Hornklee Widderchen (DE)
- 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] Lonicerae). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
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Cocoon/pupa
Cocoon detached on the stems of grasses.
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Bionomics
They are active during the day and visiting different flowers like Scabiosa, Knautia, Cirsium and Centaurea.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from end of June towards end of July in one generation.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Trifolium pratense, Trifolium repens, Trifolium montanum, Lathyrus pratensis, Lathyrus montanus, Onobrychis viciifolia, Lotus corniculatus, Lotus uliginosus and Vicia sylvatica
- Host plant (genera):
- Trifolium and Lathyrus
The larva lives on different species of Trifolium and Lathyrus.
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