Zygaena loti

Slender Burnet
Feeding on a Centaurea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Zygaenidae
Genus: Zygaena
Species: Z. loti
Binomial name
Zygaena loti
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Sphinx loti Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775
  • Sphinx achilleae Esper, 1780
  • Anthrocera scotica Rowland-Brown, 1919

Zygaena loti is a member of the Zygaenidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, the Netherlands, Portugal, Fennoscandia, Denmark, Estonia and Latvia.[1]

The wingspan is 25–35 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July.

The larvae feed on Lotus corniculatus, Hippocrepis comosa and Securigera species.

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