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Zygaena Fabricius, 1775
Zygaena, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]

Includes taxa described by Dr. Günther Reiss and Hugo Reiss Hofmann, 1999, Atalanta 30 (1/4): 1-16


Subgenus Mesembrynus Hübner, 1819

Zygaena sarpedon (Hübner, 1790)
SWEU. See [About maps] Zygaena sarpedon, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Z. s. algecirensis Reiss, 1927
Z. s. hispanica Rambur, 1866
bethunei Reiss, 1927
Z. s. confluenta Reiss, 1927
althetica Reiss, 1966
benidormica Reiss, 1966
Z. s. lusitanica Reiss, 1936
escorialica Reiss, 1936
Z. s. carmencita Oberthür, 1910
zapateri Reiss, 1936
andorica G. & H. Reiss, 1976

Zygaena contaminei Boisduval, 1834
SWEU. See [About maps] Zygaena contaminei, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Z. c. almanzorica Reiss, 1936
Z. c. penalabrica Fernández, 1929
asturica Reis, 1936

Zygaena punctum Ochsenheimer, 1808
CEU, SEEU. See [About maps] Zygaena punctum, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
isaszeghensis Reiss, 1929
Z. p. itala Burgeff, 1926
kolbi Reiss, 1933
Z. p. dalmatica Boisduval, 1834
athenae Reiss, 1933
Z. p. kalavrytica Reiss, 1962
Z. p. dystrepta Fischer von Waldheim, 1832
cheronesica Reiss, 1941
Z. p. kefersteinii Herrich-Schäffer, 1846
rhodosica Reiss, 1962
Z. p. malatina Dziurzynski, 1903
anatoliensis Reiss, 1962
vanica G. & H. Reiss, 1973

Zygaena corsica Boisduval, 1828
Corsica, Sardinia. See [About maps] Zygaena corsica, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]

Zygaena cynarae (Esper, 1789)
CEU, SEEU. See [About maps]
slovakica Reiss, 1968
Z. c. vallettensis Reiss, 1958

Zygaena centaureae Fischer v. Waldheim, 1832

Zygaena laeta (Hübner, 1790)
CEU, SEEU. See [About maps] Zygaena laeta, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
danieli Reiss, 1935

Zygaena brizae (Esper, 1800)
CEU, SEEU. See [About maps]
Z. b. trikalica G. Reiss, 1972
Z. b. burssensis Reiss, 1928
Z. b. lycaonica Reiss, 1935
Z. b. corycia Staudinger, 1871
adanensis Reiss, 1929
bernhaueri G. & H. Reiss, 1972
Z. b. araratensis Reiss, 1935
adsharica Reiss, 1935
ziganacola G. & H. Reiss, 1973
Z. b. tsibilisica G. & H. Reiss, 1973

Zygaena rubicundus (Hübner, 1817)
Italy. See [About maps] Zygaena rubicundus, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]

Zygaena erythrus (Hübner, 1806)
SEU. See [About maps] Zygaena erythrus, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Z. e. actae Burgeff, 1926
azurica Reis, 1958

fiZygaena minos (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
EU. See [About maps] Pukinjuuripunatäplä
diaphana Staudinger, 1887²
Zygaena minos, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Zygaena minos, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]

Larva on Pimpinella [SPRK]

vindobonensis Reiss, 1940
Z. m. normanna Verity, 1922

hellmanni Reiss, 1940
varior Reiss, 1940
renneri Reiss, 1940
moraviensis Reiss, 1940
scholzi Reiss, 1941
allgavica Reiss, 1941
hoffmeyeri Reiss, 1960
Z. m. viridescens Burgeff, 1926
rocciana Reiss, 1930
incognita Reiss, 1940
Z. m. alanyca G. & H. Reiss, 1972
Z. m. tatvanica G. & H. Reiss, 1973
Z. m. saccarello Balletto & Toso, 1978

Zygaena purpuralis (Brünnich, 1763)
CEU, SEU. See [About maps] reissi Burgeff, 1926
reissiana Burgeff, 1926
reissoides Koch, 1942; (nom. nud.)
Zygaena purpuralis, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Zygaena purpuralis, UK Moths [Ian Kimber]

hibernica Reiss, 1933
simferopolica Reiss, 1939
guhni Reiss, 1940
neumanni Reiss, 1940
fatrensis Reiss, 1940
subalpicola Reiss, 1940
bezauensis Reiss, 1940
Z. p. caledonensis Reiss, 1931
Z. p. rubigena Lederer, 1853
purpurella Reiss, 1953
Z. p. barthai Reiss, 1929

 

Zygaena wyatti Reiss & Schulte, 1961

Zygaena seitzi Reiss, 1938

Zygaena speciosa Reiss, 1937
suleimanicola Reiss, 1938

Zygaena loyselis
Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia.... See [About maps] Zygaena loyselis, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Zygaena (Mesembrynus) loyselis ; [Delacre]
Z. l. xauensis Reiss, 1943
[xauensis-1.jpg] 692x496 (~27Kb) Morocco, Tizi-n-Ouzli, Rif, Photo © Michel Tarrier

[fracticingulata-1.jpg] 616x442 (~22Kb) Morocco, Djebel Azourki, Haut Atlas, Photo © Michel Tarrier

Z. l. mesembrina Dujardin, 1974
[mesembrina-1.jpg] 850x569 (~86Kb) Morocco, Tizi-Tarakatine, S-W Anti-Atlas, Photo © Michel Tarrier


Zygaena favonia
Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia. See [About maps] Zygaena favonia, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Zygaena (Mesembrynus) favonia ; [Delacre]
[sebdouensis-1mf.jpg] 606x439 (~16Kb) male female Morocco, Monts Beni-Snassen, Atlas Téllien, Photo © Michel Tarrier

Z. f. littoralis Rothschild, 1917
maroccoensis Reiss, 1930
Z. f. cadillaci Oberthür, 1921
ahmarensis Reiss, 1943
[cadillaci-1f.jpg] 850x548 (~85Kb) female Morocco, Tizi-n-Tretten, Central Middle Atlas (ovip.), Photo © Michel Tarrier [cadillaci-2.jpg] 850x548 (~74Kb) Morocco, Tizi-n-Tretten, Central Middle Atlas, Photo © Michel Tarrier

Z. f. rungsi Barragué, 1986
[rungsi-1.jpg] 850x565 (~95Kb) Morocco, Beni-Routen, Western Rif, Photo © Michel Tarrier

Z. f. kabylica Reiss, 1941
[kabylica-1.jpg] 850x495 (~103Kb) Morocco, Tizi-Ouzli, Eastern Rif, Photo © Michel Tarrier

Z. f. elissae Hofmann, G. Reiss & Tremewan, 1994

Zygaena aurata Blachier, 1905
Morocco. See [About maps] Zygaena aurata, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Zygaena (Mesembrynus) aurata ; [Delacre]
[aurata-1.jpg] 600x435 (~15Kb) Morocco, Djebel Oukaïmeden, Haut Atlas, Photo © Michel Tarrier

tachdirtica Reiss, 1943
Z. a. blachieri Rothschild, 1931
[blachieri-1.jpg] 850x634 (~81Kb) Morocco, Tizi-n-Tichka, Central High Atlas, Photo © Michel Tarrier


Zygaena zuleima
Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia. See [About maps] Zygaena zuleima, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Zygaena (Mesmbrynus) zuleima ; [Delacre]
[harchaica-1mf.jpg] 600x435 (~31Kb) male female Morocco, Oulmès, Pays Zaer-Zaiane, Photo © Michel Tarrier

Subgenus Agrumenia Hübner, 1819

Zygaena johannae
Morocco. See [About maps] Zygaena (Agrumenia) johannae ; [Delacre]

Zygaena felix
Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya. See [About maps] Zygaena felix, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Zyganea (Agrumenia) felix ; [Delacre]
Z. f. zoraida Reiss, 1943
Z. f. hemerocallis Dujardin, 1973
[hemerocallis-1mf.jpg] 850x529 (~106Kb) male female Morocco, Telouet, Central High Atlas, Photo © Michel Tarrier [hemerocallis-2.jpg] 850x586 (~104Kb) Morocco, Telouet, Central High Atlas, Photo © Michel Tarrier

Z. f. constantinensis Reiss & Tremewan, 1964
[boursini-1.jpg] 563x416 (~19Kb) Morocco, Djebel Ayachi, Haut Atlas, Photo © Michel Tarrier [boursini-2mf.jpg] 600x435 (~32Kb) male female Morocco, Cirque de Jaffar, Haut Atlas, Photo © Michel Tarrier


Zygaena beatrix
Morocco, Algeria. See [About maps] Zygaena beatrix, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Zygaena (Agrymenia) beatrix ; [Delacre]
[metaxys-1.jpg] 576x411 (~34Kb) Morocco, Djebel Ayachi, Haut Atlas, Photo © Michel Tarrier

Z. b. felicina Reiss, 1944
[felicina-1mf.jpg] 700x1009 (~83Kb) male female Morocco, Tizi-n-Ifar, Soutern Middle Atlas, Photo © Michel Tarrier [felicina-2mf.jpg] 850x548 (~60Kb) male female Morocco, Col du Zad, Central Middle Atlas, Photo © Michel Tarrier [felicina-3mf.jpg] 600x435 (~40Kb) male female Morocco, Tizi-n-Ifar Moyen Atlas, Photo © Michel Tarrier

Z. b. pudiga Reiss, 1944
Z. b. ouzlii Hoffmann & G. Reiss, 1984
[ouzlii-1f.jpg] 850x521 (~119Kb) female Morocco, Tizi-Ouzli, Eastern Rif, Photo © Michel Tarrier


Zygaena youngi Rothschild, 1926
Morocco. See [About maps] Zygaena youngi, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Zygaena (Agrumenia) youngi ; [Delacre]
rothschildiana Reiss, 1930
timeliltica G. & H. Reiss, 1973
[youngi_youngi-1.jpg] 600x435 (~17Kb) Morocco, Tizi-n-Tretten, Moyen Atlas, Photo © Michel Tarrier [youngi_youngi-2.jpg] 435x600 (~31Kb) Morocco, Ifrane, Moyen Atlas, Photo © Jean Delacre [youngi_youngi-3.jpg] 800x580 (~29Kb) Morocco, Tizi-n-Tretten, Moyen Atlas, Photo © Jean Delacre

Z. y. marteni Reiss, 1943
[marteni-1.jpg] 600x435 (~31Kb) Morocco, Djebel Lakraa, Rif, Photo © Michel Tarrier

Z. y. peripelidna Dujardin, 1973
[peripelidna-1mf.jpg] 700x1040 (~84Kb) male female Morocco, Tizi-Tannout-ou-Fillali, Southern Middle Atlas, Photo © Michel Tarrier

Z. y. glaoua Wiegel, 1974
[glaoua-1.jpg] 800x483 (~56Kb) Morocco, Telouet, Central High Atlas, Photo © Michel Tarrier [glaoua-2.jpg] 600x435 (~32Kb) Morocco, Telouet Haut Atlas central, Photo © Michel Tarrier


Zygaena maroccana Rothschild, 1917
Morocco. See [About maps] Zygaena maroccana, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Zygaena (Agrumenia) maroccana ; [Delacre]
kerdousensis Hofman & G. Reiss, 1982
[maroccana_maroccana-1.jpg] 600x435 (~25Kb) Morocco, Djebel Lekst, Anti-Atlas, Photo © Jean Delacre [maroccana_maroccana-2.jpg] 600x435 (~29Kb) Morocco, Djebel Lekst, Anti-Atlas, Photo © Jean Delacre

[harterti-1.jpg] 600x435 (~16Kb) Morocco, Ifrane, Moyen Atlas, Photo © Michel Tarrier

[tichkana-1.jpg] 606x437 (~17Kb) Morocco, Tizi-n-Tichka, Haut Atlas, Photo © Michel Tarrier

Z. m. lucasi Le Charles, 1947
saounica G. & H. Reiss, 1974
[lucasi-1.jpg] 435x600 (~20Kb) Morocco, Taliouine, Anti-Atlas oriental, Photo © Michel Tarrier

Z. m. gundafica Reiss & Tremewan, 1960
testensis G. & H. Reiss, 1974

Zygaena marcuna
Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia. See [About maps] Zygaena marcuna, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Zyganea (Agrumenia) marcuna ; [Delacre]
[delicioli-1.jpg] 576x416 (~25Kb) Morocco, Tizi-n-Ouzli, Rif, Photo © Michel Tarrier

Z. m. tingitana Reiss, 1937
[tingitana-1.jpg] 850x572 (~63Kb) Morocco, Djebel Tizuka, Western Rif, Photo © Michel Tarrier

Z. m. tlemceni Slaby, 1974
[tlemceni-1.jpg] 850x518 (~87Kb) Morocco, Monts de Beni-Snassen, Tell Atlas, Photo © Michel Tarrier [tlemceni-2.jpg] 600x435 (~30Kb) Morocco, Monts de Beni-Snassen Atlas, Photo © Michel Tarrier

Z. m. ahmarica Reiss, 1944
Z. m. numidia Hofmann, G. Reiss & Tremewan, 1994

Zygaena excelsa
Morocco, Algeria. See [About maps] Zygaena excelsa, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Zygaena (Agrumenia) excelsa ; [Delacre]
[rosei-1.jpg] 600x435 (~28Kb) Morocco, Oulad-Ali, Moyen Atlas, Photo © Michel Tarrier [rosei-2.jpg] 600x435 (~59Kb) Morocco, Faycha, Moyen Atlas, Photo © Jean Delacre


Zygaena alluaudi
Morocco. See [About maps] Zygaena alluaudi, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Zygaena (Agrumenia) alluaudi ; [Delacre]
[alluaudi-1.jpg] 600x435 (~14Kb) Morocco, Ifrane, Moyen Atlas, Photo © Michel Tarrier [alluaudi-2-jd.jpg] 435x600 (~25Kb) Morocco, Itzer Moyen Atlas, Photo © Jean Delacre

Z. a. inula Reiss, 1944
[inula-1.jpg] 558x418 (~42Kb) Morocco, Djebel Lakraa, Rif, Photo © Michel Tarrier

[jessima-1.jpg] 636x456 (~23Kb) Morocco, Djebel Ayachi, Haut Atlas, Photo © Michel Tarrier


Zygaena algira
Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia. See [About maps] Zygaena algira, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Zygaena (Agrumenia) algira ; [Delacre]
Z. a. leucopoda Dujardin, 1973
bornefeldii Burgeff & G. Reiss, 1973
[leucopoda-1.jpg] 720x510 (~27Kb) Morocco, Djebel Siroua, Anti-Atlas, Photo © Michel Tarrier [leucopoda-2.jpg] 624x451 (~21Kb) Morocco, Djebel Siroua, Anti-Atlas, Photo © Michel Tarrier

Z. a. telealgira Dujardin, 1973
oufraouica Hofmann & G. Reiss, 1981
Z. a. kebirica Reiss, 1944
Z. a. ifranica Hofmann & G. Reiss, 1981
[ifranica-1.jpg] 800x523 (~69Kb) Morocco, Azrou, Photo © Michel Tarrier


Zygaena sedi Fabricius, 1787
SEEU. See [About maps]
Z. s. sliwenensis Reiss, 1933

Zygaena orana Duponchel, 1835
Sardinia, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia. See [About maps] Zygaena orana, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Zygaena (Agrumenia) orana ; [Delacre]
Z. o. tirhboulensis Hofmann & G. Reiss, 1982
Z. o. contristans Oberthür, 1922
hajebensis Reiss & Tremewan, 1960
[contristans-1.jpg] 435x600 (~30Kb) Morocco, Plateau d'Ito Moyen Atlas central, Photo © Michel Tarrier

Z. o. tatla Reiss, 1943
[tatla-1f.jpg] 600x435 (~46Kb) female Morocco, Djebel Ben-Karriche, Rif, Photo © Michel Tarrier [tatla-1m.jpg] 600x435 (~41Kb) male Morocco, Djebel Ben-Karriche, Rif, Photo © Michel Tarrier [tatla-2m.jpg] 600x435 (~31Kb) male Morocco, Djebel Ben-Karriche, Rif, Photo © Michel Tarrier

Z. o. oberthueri Bethune-Baker, 1888
[oberthueri-1.jpg] 800x511 (~72Kb) Morocco, Djebel Siroua, N-E Anti-Atlas, Photo © Michel Tarrier [oberthueri-2mf.jpg] 800x517 (~61Kb) male female Morocco, Djebel Siroua, N-E Anti-Atlas, Photo © Michel Tarrier


Zygaena hilaris Ochsenheimer, 1808
SWEU. See [About maps] Zygaena hilaris, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Z. h. lucifera Reiss, 1936
Z. h. ononidis Milliére, 1878
nicaeica Reiss, 1958
Z. h. piemontica Reiss, 1941

Zygaena fausta (Linnaeus, 1767)
Morocco, SWEU. See [About maps] Zygaena fausta, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Zygaena (Agrumenia) fausta ; [Delacre]
[fausta-1.jpg] 568x724 (~65Kb) Peralveche, prov. Guadalajara, Spain, August-1993 (on Lavandula), Photo © Enrique Garcia-Barros

[elodia-1.jpg] 600x435 (~33Kb) Morocco, Pays Beni-Routen, Rif, Photo © Michel Tarrier [elodia-2.jpg] 600x435 (~22Kb) Morocco, Pays Beni-Routen, Rif, Photo © Michel Tarrier [elodia-3.jpg] 600x435 (~57Kb) Morocco, Pays Beni-Routen, Rif, Photo © Michel Tarrier

Z. f. murciensis Reiss, 1922
Z. f. preciosa Reiss, 1920
Z. f. suevica Reiss, 1920
Z. f. agilis Reiss, 1932

Zygaena carniolica (Scopoli, 1763)
SEU, CEU. See [About maps] Zygaena carniolica, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
[carniolica-1.jpg] 470x399 (~85Kb) Czech Republic, Blansko, 16.7.2003, Photo © Michal Koupý

croatica Reiss, 1941
Z. c. descimonti Lucas, 1959
sagarraiana Reiss & Tremewan, 1964
Z. c. virginea (Müller, 1766)
piemonticola Reiss, 1941
Z. c. amanda Reiss, 1921
formiacola Reiss & Tremewan, 1964
Z. c. siciliana Reiss, 1921
aspromontica Reiss, 1941
Z. c. modesta Burgeff, 1914
media Reiss, 1918
Z. c. berolinensis Lederer, 1852
pinskica Reiss, 1941
Z. c. cruenta (Pallas, 1773)
tuapsica Reiss, 1941
Z. c. leonhardi Reiss, 1921
Z. c. wiedemannii Ménétriés, 1839
caliacrae Reiss, 1931
Z. c. iberica Kolenati, 1846
alta Reiss, 1921
amabilis Reiss, 1921
achalzichensis Reiss, 1935
Z. c. demavendi Holik, 1936
vandarbanensis Reiss, 1938

Zygaena occitanica (Villers, 1789)
SEU. See [About maps] Zygaena occitanica, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Z. o. eulalia Burgeff, 1926
valenciaca Reiss, 1965
Z. o. albarracinensis G. & H. Reiss, 1970
Z. o. praematura Przegendza, 1932
tourrettica Reiss, 1953
azurensis Reiss, 1958

Subgenus Zygaena Fabricius, 1775
Zygaena, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]

Zygaena loti (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
CEU, SEU. See [About maps] Zygaena loti, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Zygaena loti, UK Moths [Ian Kimber]
[loti-1.jpg] 512x768 (~63Kb) Germany, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Enzberg, 8° 46' E, 48° 56' N, altitude 260m, 15.06.1997 (on Centaurea sp.), Photo © Karl Hofsäß

peszerensis Reiss, 1929
leinfesti Reiss, 1939
weidingeri Reiss, 1939
syrmiensis Reiss, 1939
vindobonica Reiss, 1958; (nom. nud.)
Z. l. scotica Rowland-Brown, 1919
caledonica Reiss, 1931
Z. l. zobeli Reiss, 1921
loquayi Reiss, 1939
ruefferi Reiss, 1939
sueciae Reiss, 1939
Z. l. achilleae (Esper, 1780)

achilleae (Esper, 1780)
beraunensis Reiss, 1922
rhenanana Reiss, 1922
stauderi Holik & Reiss, 1932
rhenicola Reis, 1950
Z. l. praeclara (Burgeff, 1926)
ladiniae Reiss, 1953
Z. l. balcanica Reiss, 1922
Z. l. macedonica Burgeff, 1926
caliacrensis Reiss, 1931
Z. l. anatolica Burgeff, 1926
isikensis Reiss, 1968
Z. l. phoenicea Staudinger, 1887
tatvanensis G. & H. Reiss, 1973
Z. l. georgiae Reiss, 1922
eriwanensis Reiss, 1935
Z. l. zuleimanica Reiss, 1937

Zygaena ignifera Korb, 1897
SWEU. See [About maps] Zygaena ignifera, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]

Zygaena anthyllidis Boisduval, 1828
SWEU. See [About maps] Zygaena anthyllidis, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]

Zygaena oxytropis Boisduval, 1828
Sicily, Italy. See [About maps] Zygaena oxytropis, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]

Zygaena rhadamanthus (Esper, 1789)
SEU. See [About maps] Zygaena rhadamanthus, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Z. r. alfacarensis Reiss, 1922
Z. r. caroniana Reiss, 1965
Z. r. gredosica Reiss, 1936
Z. r. azurea Burgeff, 1914
ozureoides Reiss, 1953

fiZygaena exulans (Hohenwarth, 1792)
EU (North and mountains). See [About maps] Tunturipunatäplä Mountain Burnet
Zygaena exulans, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Zygaena exulans, Norges Sommerfugler [NORLEP]
Zygaena exulans, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
[exulans-1a.jpg] 1000x703 (~59Kb) FINLAND: Li: Utsjoki Ailigas, 775:50, 13.7.1998, Photo © Markku Savela [exulans-1b.jpg] 700x1000 (~74Kb) FINLAND: Li: Utsjoki Ailigas, 775:50, 13.7.1998, Photo © Markku Savela [exulans.jpg] 500x506 (~44Kb) FINLAND: Li: Utsjoki, 775:50, m+f 8.7.1985, Markku Savela leg.

Larva on Carex sp., Chamorchis alpina, Betula nana, Salix hastata, S. myrsinites, S. herbacea, S. reticulata, Polygonum viviparum, Rumex spp., Viscaria alpina, Thalictrum alpinum, Saxifraga aizoides, Dryas octopetala, Astragalus alpinus, A. frigidus, Vaccinium uliginosum, Cassiope tetragona, Bartsia alpina [SPRK]



Zygaena nevadensis Rambur, 1858
Morocco, SWEU, S.France, Grece, Romania, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Caucasus, Turkey?. See [About maps] Zygaena nevadensis, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Zygaena (Zygaena) nevadensis ; [Delacre]
Zyganea nevadensis nevadensis
falleriana Reiss, 1931
panticosica Reiss, 1966
Z. n. schmidti Reiss, 1931
kricheldorffi Reiss, 1933
Z. n. interrupta Boursin, 1923
gieskingiana Reiss, 1930
Z. n. pelisterensis G. Reiss, 1976
Z. n. gheorghenica G. Reiss, 1976
Z. n. teberdica Reiss, 1939
[atlantica-1.jpg] 639x452 (~28Kb) Morocco, Itzer Moyen Atlas, Photo © Michel Tarrier [atlantica-2.jpg] 600x435 (~30Kb) Morocco, Itzer Moyen Atlas, Photo © Jean Delacre


Zygaena persephone
Morocco. See [About maps] Zygaena persephone, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Zygaena (Zygaena) persephone ; [Delacre]
[persephone-1mf.jpg] 600x435 (~43Kb) male female Morocco, Tizi-n-Tachddirt, 3100 m (1978) Haut Atlas, Photo © Axel Hofmann


Zygaena theryi
Algeria. See [About maps] Zygaena (Zygaena) theryi ; [Delacre]

Zygaena romeo Duponchel, 1835
SEU. See [About maps] Zygaena romeo, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Z. r. megorion Burgeiff, 1926
loritzi Reiss, 1958
Z. r. neapolitana Calberla, 1895
faitocola Tremewan & Reiss, 1964

fiZygaena osterodensis Reiss, 1921
EU. See [About maps] Juovainen punatäplä Juovapunatäpläperhonen
scabiosae auct. nec Scheven, 1777
Zygaena osterodensis, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Zygaena osterodensis, Norges Sommerfugler [NORLEP]
Zygaena osterodensis, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]

Larva on Vicia cracca [SPRK]

irpenjensis Holik & Reiss, 1932
masoviensis Reiss, 1941
haegeri Reiss, 1941
Z. o. valida Burgeff, 1926
lineata Reiss, 1933
Z. o. mentzeri G. & H. Reiss, 1972
Z. o. validior (Burgeff, 1926)
Zyganea osterodensis validior Burgeff, 1926
kessleri Reiss, 1950
Z. o. koricnensis Reiss, 1922
Z. o. bitlisica G. Reiss, 1976
Z. o. caucasi Burgeff, 1926
ikisderica G. & H. Reiss, 1972

fiZygaena viciae (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
EU. See [About maps] Virnapunatäplä Nätkelmäpunatäpläperhonen Pieni punatäplä? New Forest Burnet
meliloti (Esper, 1789)
Zygaena viciae, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Zygaena viciae, Norges Sommerfugler [NORLEP]
Zygaena viciae, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Zygaena viciae, UK Moths [Ian Kimber]
[viciae-1.jpg] 500x549 (~46Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, 672:53, m+f 5.7.1973, Markku Savela leg. [viciae.jpg] 400x571 (~18Kb) FINLAND: Ab: Suomusjärvi, 669:31, 4.8.1996, Photo © Markku Savela

Larva on Vicia cracca, Lathyrus pratensis, Trifolium pratense [SPRK]


submontana Reiss, 1926
stiefi Reiss, 1943
carinthicola Reiss, 1943
Z. v. ytenensis Briggs, 1888
anglica Reisss, 1931
Z. v. hulda G. & H. Reiss, 1972
Z. v. nigrescens Reiss, 1921
engleri Reiss, 1939
masurica Reiss, 1939
Z. v. charon (Hübner, 1796)
barnabeica Reiss, 1958
Z. v. rhaetica Burgeff, 1926
alpina Reiss, 1922; (preocc. Zygaena alpina Boisduval, 1834)
Z. v. bosniensis Reiss, 1922
Z. v. laphria Freyer, 1851
philomelica Reiss, 1935
rassei G. & H. Reiss, 1973
Z. v. amanica Reiss, 1935
Z. v. kasikoparana Reiss, 1935
tsibiliensis Reiss, 1935
Z. v. burgeffiana Reiss, 1930
Z. v. schneideri Reiss, 1932

Zygaena lavandulae (Esper, 1783)
SWEU, Morocco. See [About maps] Zygaena lavandulae, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Zygaena (Zygaena) lavandulae ; [Delacre]
altalavandulae Reiss, 1953
Z. l. micheaellae Rungs & Le Charles, 1943
izilanica Reiss, 1944
Z. l. espunnensis Reiss, 1922
Z. l. barcelonica Reiss, 1936
teruelensis Reiss, 1936
oropesica Reiss, 1965

Zygaena dorycnii Ochsenheimer, 1808
korbiana Reiss, 1935
grusica Reiss, 1936
Z. d. teberdensis Reiss, 1936
Z. d. keredjensis Reiss, 1937
hasankifensis Reiss, 1938

Zygaena ephialtes (Linnaeus, 1767)
CEU, SEU. See [About maps] Zygaena ephialtes, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
[ephialtes-1.jpg] 512x768 (~58Kb) Germany, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Enzberg, 8° 46' E, 48° 56' N, altitude 260m, 12.07.1997 (on Centaurea sp.), Photo © Karl Hofsäß

ines Reiss, 1968
Z. e. peucedani (Esper, 1780)
parisica Reiss, 1959
Z. e. bohemia Reiss, 1922
Z. e. coronillae (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
slabyi Reiss & Tremewan, 1964
Z. e. athamanthae (Esper, 1789)
kiewensis Reiss, 1932
Z. e. wagneriana Reiss, 1929

Zygaena transalpina (Esper, 1780)
CEU, SEU. See [About maps] hippocrepidis (Hübner, 1799)
Zygaena transalpina, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
korbi Reiss, 1930
Z. t. rupicolal Rocci, 1936
asturiensis Reiss, 1936
Z. t. bavarica Burgeff, 1922
osthelderiana Reiss, 1941
boicophila Reiss, 1941
Z. t. splugena Burgeff, 1926
rhaetiaemixta Reiss, 1950
relicta Reiss, 1950
poschiavica Reiss, 1950
Z. t. pseudoalpina Turati, 1910
piemontiae Reiss, 1941
Z. t. hilfi Reiss, 1922

Zygaena angelicae Ochsenheimer, 1808
CEU, SEU. See [About maps] Zygaena elegans Burgeff, 1913
sheljuzhkoiana Holik & Reiss, 1932

fiZygaena filipendulae (Linnaeus, 1758)
EU. See [About maps] Maitepunatäplä Lounaanpunatäpläperhonen Six-spot Burnet Sechsfleck-Widderchen Gemeines Blutströpfchen
Zygaena filipendulae, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Zygaena filipendulae, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Zygaena filipendulae, Norges Sommerfugler [NORLEP]
Zygaena filipendulae, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Zygaena filipendulae, UK Moths [Ian Kimber]
[filipendulae-1.jpg] 500x436 (~31Kb) Sweden, Gotland, Hejnum, 23.7.1996, Photo © Tero Piirainen [filipendulae-2.jpg] 600x405 (~26Kb) Sweden, Gotland, Hejnum, 23.7.1996, Photo © Tero Piirainen [filipendulae-3.jpg] 600x470 (~38Kb) Sweden, Gotland, Hejnum, 23.7.1996, Photo © Tero Piirainen
[filipendulae-4mf.jpg] 512x768 (~33Kb) male female Germany, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Schmie, 8° 49' E, 48° 59' N, altitude 300m, 29.07.1995, Photo © Karl Hofsäß [filipendulae-5.jpg] 594x400 (~35Kb) Central Europe 1990-2000, Photo © Michael Borsch [filipendulae-5l.jpg] 594x400 (~52Kb) larva Central Europe 1990-2000, Photo © Michael Borsch
[filipendulae-6.jpg] 1318x1036 (~212Kb) Italy, Ravenna, August 2002, Photo © Maurizio Elia

Larva on Lotus corniculatus [SPRK]


Z. f. gemina Burgeff, 1914
geminoides Reiss, 1936
Z. f. seeboldi Oberthür, 1910
kricheldorffiana Reiss, 1936
Z. f. stephensi Dupont, 1900
lismorica Reiss, 1931
Z. f. polygalae (Esper, 1783)
stettinensis Reiss, 1922; (preocc. Zygaena lonicerae stettinensis Reiss, 1922)
germanica Reiss, 1922
subalpina Reiss, 1925
petsherskensis Holik & Reiss, 1932
escheburgica Reiss, 1942
limmenica Reiss, 1942
nederlandica Reiss, 1942
osterodica Reiss, 1942
pseudopulchrior Reiss, 1942
wieterensis Reiss, 1942
torgnica Reiss, 1942
kochelensis Reiss, 1942
subalpivolans Reiss, 1942
fatracola l
Reiss, 1942 veldenensis
Reiss, 1942
Z. f. mannii Herrich-Schäffer

submanni Reiss, 1942
richteri Reiss, 1942
thomanni Reiss, 1950
altarthaetica Reiss, 1950
wiegeli Reiss, 1953
Z. f. noacki Reiss, 1962
helmosica Reiss, 1962
Z. f. anodolitia Reiss, 1929
Z. f. schuberti G. & H. Reiss, 1973
Z. f. kulpiensis Reiss, 1935

fiZygaena lonicerae (Scheven, 1777)
EU. See [About maps] Nätkelmäpunatäplä Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet
Zygaena lonicerae, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Zygaena lonicerae, Norges Sommerfugler [NORLEP]
Zygaena lonicerae, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Zygaena lonicerae, UK Moths [Ian Kimber]

Larva on Lathyrus pratensis, Vicia silvatica, Lotus corniculatus, Trifolium, T. pratense [SPRK]

stettinensis Reiss, 1922
ussuriensis Reiss, 1929
Z. l. linnei Reiss, 1922
Z. l. alpiumgigas Verity, 1925
martinensis Reiss, 1929
Z. l. natolica Reiss, 1929
Z. l. abbastumana Reiss, 1922
Z. l. kalkanensis Reiss, 1932
Z. l. nobilis Navàs, 1924

Zygaena trifolii (Esper, 1783)
Morocco, Algeria, SEU, CEU. See [About maps] Zygaena trifolii, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Zygaena trifolii, UK Moths [Ian Kimber]
Zygaena (Zygaena) trifolii ; [Delacre]
[tizina-1.jpg] 435x600 (~20Kb) Morocco, Djebel Siroua, Anti-Atlas oriental, Photo © Michel Tarrier

Z. t. mideltica G. & H. Reiss, 1970
[mideltica-1.jpg] 435x600 (~28Kb) Morocco, Région de Midelt, Haut Atlas, Photo © Jean Delacre

Z. t. nigra Rothschild, 1933
lucida Reiss, 1924
Z. t. caerulescens Oberthür, 1910
altivolans Reiss, 1936
Z. t. espunnica Reiss, 1936
Z. t. hibera Verity, 1925
guandarramica Reiss, 1936
noguerensis Reiss, 1936

Subgenus ?

Zygaena rubricollis
Z. r. fredi Reiss, 1938
Z. r. taftanica Reiss, 1960
Z. r. afghanica Reiss, 1940

Zygaena hindukushi Koch, 1937
superba Reiss & Schulte

Zygaena manlia
Z. m. turkmenica Reiss, 1933
Z. m. excellens Reiss, 1940

Zygaena tamara
Z. t. mahabadica G. Reiss, 1978
Z. t. kerendica G. Reiss, 1978
bijarica G. Reiss, 1978

Zygaena cuvieri Boisduval, [1828]
okhtchaperdica Reiss, 1941

Zygaena haematina
Z. h. kordestani G. Reiss, 1981
Z. h. firuzica G. Reiss, 1981

Zygaena lydia Staudinger, 1887
hadjinensis Reiss, 1931

Zygaena graslini Lederer, 1855

pfeifferi Reiss, 1932
kulzeri Reiss, 1932
rebeli Reiss, 1932
maraschensis Reiss, 1935
rebeliana Reiss & Tremewan, 1964
czipkai G. & H. Reiss, 1971

Zygaena cambysea
Z. c. hafis Reiss, 1938

Zygaena separata

Zygaena rosinae
Z. r. brandti Reiss, 1937
nissana Reiss, 1937

Zygaena fraxini Ménétriés, 1832
slabyiana Reiss, 1937

Zygaena escalerai
Z. e. saasii Reiss, 1935

Zygaena truchmena
Z. t. magnifica Reiss, 1935

Zygaena storaiae
Z. s. flaugeri G. & H. Reiss, 1974

Zygaena transpamirica
Z. t. omotoi Reiss & Shulte, 1964

Zygaena magiana
Z. m. kohistana Grum-Grshimailo, 1893
rothschildi Reiss, 1930

Zygaena cocandica
Z. c. amankutana Reiss, 1968
Z. c. shivacola Reiss & Schulte, 1962

Zygaena sogdiana Erschoff, 1874
tashkentensis Reiss, 1932
Z. s. merzbacheri Reiss, 1933

Zygaena formosa
Z. f. kotzschi Reiss, 1933
bernhaueriana G. & H. Reiss, 1972

Zygaena chirazica Reiss, 1938

Zygaena haberhaueri
Z. h. optima Reiss, 1939
nobilis Reiss, 1933

Zygaena olivieri
Z. o. ganimedes Freyer, 1851
freyeriana Reiss, 1933
sultana Reiss & Schulte, 1968
Z. o. laetifica Herrich-Schäffer, 1846
leukothea G. & H. Reiss, [1970]

Zygaena afghana
Z. a. panjaoica Reiss & Schulte, 1964

Zygaena tremewani Hofmann & G. Reiss, 1983

Zygaena christa Reiss & Schulte, 1967

Zygaena ecki

Zygaena niphona
Z. n. christophi Staudinger, 1887
coreana Reiss, 1931


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References:
[About maps]
Warning! The maps are automaticly generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
[Enrique Garcia-Barros]
Enrique García-Barros; Dept. Biol. (Zool.); Univ. Autonoma de Madrid
[Ian Kimber]
http://www.ukmoths.force9.co.uk/
[Jean Delacre]
http://homepage.mac.com/jdelacre
[Karl Hofsäß]
Karl Hofsaess; e-mail: Karl Hofsäß
[MBE]
Moths and Butteflies of Europe; Paolo Mazzei, Diego Reggianti and Ilaria Pimpinelli; http://www.leps.it/
[Maurizio Elia]
Ravenna, Italy; e-mail: Maurizio Elia
[Michael Borsch]
Geesthacht, Germany; contact through; e-mail: Francisco Welter-Schultes
[Michal Koupý]
Czech Republic
[Michel Tarrier]
Michel R. Tarrier; Malaga, Spain; http://www.tarrier.org
[NORLEP]
Norges Sommerfugler
[SPRK]
Seppänen, E. J, 1970; Suomen suurperhostoukkien ravintokasvit, Animalia Fennica 14
[SVF]
Svenska fjärilar; Naturhistoriska riksmuseet; (Sweden)
[Tero Piirainen]
Tampere, Finland; e-mail: Tero Piirainen
[Wahlberg]
Niklas Wahlberg; The NSG's voucher specimen database; Nymphalidae Systematics Group
[²]
This may require parentheses or not. I don't have the necessary information for this taxon.


Some related literature:
Hofmann, 1999
Dr. Günter Reiss (2.XI.1925 - 16.II.1999) Atalanta 30 (1/4): 1-16


If you have corrections, comments or information to add into these pages, just send mail to Markku Savela
Keep in mind that the taxononic information is copied from various sources, and may include many inaccuracies. Expert help is welcome.