Zygaena laeta

Zygaena laeta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Zygaenidae
Genus: Zygaena
Species: Z. laeta
Binomial name
Zygaena laeta
(Hübner, 1790)
Synonyms
  • Sphinx laeta Hübner, 1790

Zygaena laeta, the bloodword burnet, is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is found in Central and South-Eastern Europe.

The wingspan is 26–34 mm. The moth flies from July to August depending on the location.

The larva mainly feed on Eryngium campestre.

Subspecies

  • Zygaena laeta laeta
  • Zygaena laeta orientis Burgeff, 1926


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