Zygaena algira

Zygaena algira is a species of moth in the Zygaenidae family. It is found in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.[1]

Zygaena algira
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Zygaenidae
Genus:
Zygaena
Species:
Z. algira
Binomial name
Zygaena algira
Boisduval, 1834
Synonyms
  • Zygaena bachagha Oberthür, 1916
  • Zygaena oreodoxa Marten, 1944
  • Zygaena bornefeldii Burgeff & Reiss, 1973

The larvae feed on Coronilla juncea.[2]

Subspecies
  • Zygaena algira algira
  • Zygaena algira ifranica Hofmann & G. Reiss, 1981
  • Zygaena algira kebirica Reiss, 1944
  • Zygaena algira leucopoda Dujardin, 1973
  • Zygaena algira telealgira Dujardin, 1973

References
  1. Zygaena at funet
  2. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa


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