Zygaena purpuralis
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The Transparent Burnet (Zygaena purpuralis) is a moth
of the Zygaenidae
family. It is found in most of Europe
.
The wingspan
is 30-34 mm. Adults are on wing in June and early July. They fly during the day.
The larva feed on Thymus polytrichus.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Zygaenidae
Zygaenidae
The Zygaenidae moths are a family of Lepidoptera. The majority of zygaenids are tropical, but they are nevertheless quite well represented in temperate regions. There are about 1000 species. Various species are commonly known as Burnet or Forester moths, often qualified by the number of spots,...
family. It is found in most of Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 30-34 mm. Adults are on wing in June and early July. They fly during the day.
The larva feed on Thymus polytrichus.
Subspecies
- Zygaena purpuralis austronubigena
- Zygaena purpuralis caledonensis (Hebridean islands of Skye, Lismore, Kerrera, Mull, Ulva, Eigg, Canna, and Rhum and in a few localities on the Scottish mainland in Kintyre and parts of western Argyllshire)
- Zygaena purpuralis dojranica
- Zygaena purpuralis fiorii
- Zygaena purpuralis isarca
- Zygaena purpuralis lathyri
- Zygaena purpuralis magnalpina
- Zygaena purpuralis mirabilis
- Zygaena purpuralis nubigena
- Zygaena purpuralis purpuralis
- Zygaena purpuralis segontii (occurred on sea-cliffs of the Lleyn Peninsula, Caernarvonshire. It has not been reported since 1962 and might be extinct)
- Zygaena purpuralis sabulosa (western Ireland and Cos Galway and Mayo and on Inishmore and Aran Islands)