Rhagades pruni
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Zygaenidae |
| Genus: | Rhagades |
| Species: | R. pruni |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhagades pruni (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) | |
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Rhagades pruni is a species of moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is found in most of Europe (except for the British Isles) up to East Asia, including Japan.[1][2]
The length of the forewings is 10–12 mm for males and 8–11 mm for females. The larvae feed on Vaccinium uliginosum, Calluna vulgaris and Andromeda polifolia. (after Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)[3]
Subspecies
- Rhagades pruni pruni (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- Rhagades pruni callunae Spuler, 1906
References
- ↑ "Rhagades pruni". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
- ↑ "Rhagades pruni". GBIF. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
- ↑ Denis, M. & J. I. Schiffermüller] (1775): Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend herausgegeben von einigen Lehrern am k. k. Theresianum. 1-323, pl. I a+b, Frontispiz. Wien (Augustin Bernardi)
Bibliography
- Šašić, Martina; Nahirnić, Ana; Tarmann, Gerhard M. (2016-12-31). "Zygaenidae (Lepidoptera) in the Lepidoptera collections of the Croatian Natural History Museum". Natura Croatica: Periodicum Musei Historiae Naturalis Croatici. 25 (2): 233–248. doi:10.20302/NC.2016.25.19. eISSN 1848-7386.
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