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Zygaena sp.

Zygaena sp.

Photo by msb86
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Field Notes

Description:

Quizás Zygaena contaminei... Polilla con las alas de color negro azulado y manchas rojo intenso, que varían según la especie, aunque algunas pueden ser muy polimorfas.

Habitat:

Solo se encuentra en Francia y España.

Notes:

Venenosa!! Poisonous!!

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)

Hmmm... Looking at the several pictures, I would still tend to Contaminei. Note the slightly sharper marked band in Contaminei and yours. In Sarpedon this band looks in my eyes not so sharp demarked as in yours. But I agree these Zygaena are tough to ID. If you are feeling comfortable with Contaminei you may take Zygaena sp. and add the possible candidates with corresponding links in the description section. "Sharp" band in Contaminei: http://www.lepinet.fr/especes/nation/lep/?e=l&id=02520 Here you see how easy it is to crash my "theory"... http://www.european-lepidopteres.fr/Zygaena-sarpedon.html Is this one really Sarpedon, compared with other ones??? My theory works again with this one: http://www.lepiforum.de/2_forum.pl?md=read;id=81716 and this one: http://www.lepiforum.de/2_forum.pl?md=read;id=81719 Hey, my theory still works with this one: http://www.fleetingwonders.com/zygaena-contaminei.php Hmmm... I am still confident with Contaminei, but I would not bet my ranch on this one. What do you think??
bayucca, why not Zygaena sarpedon? Which are the differences (in visu) between both species? Thanks!!! :)
Yes, Zygaena contaminei! Nice find!

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