Zygaena formosa
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| Zygaena formosa | |
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| Zygaena formosa formasa and ssp. malatiana in Seitz h, i | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Zygaenidae |
| Genus: | Zygaena |
| Species: | Z. formosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Zygaena formosa Herrich-Schäffer, 1852 | |
Zygaena formosa is a species of moth in the Zygaenidae family. It is found in Asia minor, Syria and Turkey.In Seitz it is described. — The colour of the wings of the much smaller [than the similar Zygaena olivieri group ] formosa H.-Sch. (7i), from Asia Minor and Syria, is far lighter pale rosy, the abdomen, however, being black except a narrow belt. — In malatiana Stgr. ( i. 1.) [now Zygaena formosa ssp. malatiana Rebel, 1901 ] (7h) this belt is broader, comprising the 2—3 penultimate segments; Malatia, east of the Antitaurus. [1][2]
