Zygaena exulans

Zygaena exulans
Zygaena exulans feeding in Northern Norway
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Zygaenidae
Genus:	Zygaena
Species:	Z. exulans
Binomial name
Zygaena exulans (Reiner & Hohenwarth, 1792)
Synonyms
Sphinx exulans Hohenwarth, 1792 Zygaena exulans altaretensis Le Charles, 1942 Zygaena exulans bourgognei Le Charles, 1942

Caterpillar

Preserved specimen

The Mountain (or Scotch) Burnet, Zygaena exulans, is a moth of the Zygaenidae family.

This species exist in mountainous areas in Central Europe, Scotland, Scandinavia and Northern Russia.

Subspecies

• Zygaena exulans exulans (European Alps)
• Zygaena exulans abruzzina Burgeff, 1926
• Zygaena exulans apfelbecki Rebel, 1910
• Zygaena exulans pyrenaica Burgeff, 1926
• Zygaena exulans subochracea White, 1872
• Zygaena exulans vanadis Dalman, 1816