Zygaenidae Zygaeninae Zygaena (Mesembrynus) rubicundus Zygaena (Mesembrynus) zuleima
Zygaena (Mesembrynus) sarpedon (Hübner, [1790])
Royal Burnet

Genus: Zygaena Fabricius, 1775   Subgenus: Mesembrynus Hübner, [1819]   Original genus: Sphinx Linnaeus, 1758

Z. (Mesembrynus) sarpedon (© Charles Perez)
Adult, Sierra de las Nieves, Malaga, Spain, June 19, 2004
(Photo by Charles Perez)
Z. (Mesembrynus) sarpedon (© Bernard Fransen)
Adult, Andalucía, Granada, Orgiva, 400m, Spain, May 24, 2004
(Photo by Bernard Fransen, Photography of European Butterflies and Moths)
Z. (Mesembrynus) sarpedon (© Daniel Morel)
Adult, Les Vigneaux (05), le long de la D4 en direction de Briançon, France, July 21, 2004
(Photo by Daniel Morel)
Z. (Mesembrynus) sarpedon (© Federico Martínez Gaude)
Larva, Madrid, Spain, April 30, 2005
(Photo by Federico Martínez Gaude)

Foodplants:
Eryngium

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