Zygaena punctum, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki
Zygaena punctum (Ochsenheimer, 1808)
MOTH INFO
Zygaena punctum is a moth of the family Zygaenidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Zygaena punctum (Ochsenheimer, 1808)
Common name
Darting Burnet, Zygène d’Ochsenheimer
Classification
Superfamily: Zygaenoidea > Family: Zygaenidae > Subfamily: Procridinae > Genus: Zygaena
Wingspan
24-30 mm
Habitat
Dry shrubland, dry hills, and phrygana.
Food plant
The larva is monophagous on Umbelliferae (Eryngium maritimum, Eryngium campestre) and feeds on the leaves.
Flight period
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