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Zygaena lonicerae

Burnet moths of the genus Zygaena (Zyganeidae, Lepidoptera) are widely distributed in the Palearctic region. In Sweden, Z. filipendulaeZ. lonicerae and Z. viciae occur from the southern up to the central part of the country while Z. osterodensis can be mostly found in Östergötland province. Nectar sources are mostly purple and red Asteraceae plants while host plants are mostly represented by Fabaceae plants (Naumann at el. 1999). Burnet moths prefer open semi-natural pastures to wooded (Franzen and Ranius 2004). They are reluctant to fly over cultivated fields and they can seldom be seen along balks and fertilized meadows (Zarzycki and Dabrowski 1986). The species are thermophilous and prefer southern slopes. Their dispersal ability is up to 5600 m and the species can be observed mostly during sunny days from 10.00 to 16.00 (GMT+2) from June to August (Franzen and Nilsson 2008). 


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