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Zygaena transalpina

Zygaena transalpina

Description:

Dark green metallic wings with red spots, hind wings red.

Habitat:

Flower fields in the mountains.

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6 Comments

EmilieChich
EmilieChich 11 years ago

O la, I'm just a nature lover, very far from being an expert in Lepidoptera. Over the years I have gathered some experience and I know a tiny little bit of about everything that flies, creeps, roams and grows in nature, without any specialization. So for the details, it's you my expert, bayucca! Since my inscription to the NP, I learned a lot from you.

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

I thought you know that... ;-))...
That's why I have made such a inconspicuous comment.
The white antennae tip is quite typical. But there are Transalpina with completely black antennae as well.

EmilieChich
EmilieChich 11 years ago

Thanks KrantiAzad.
@Bayucca: I thought of Z. filipendulae first, but I changed to transalpina because I found it high up in the mountains. Is there a way to tell the difference?

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

Quite large spots for Transalpina.

KrantiAzad
KrantiAzad 11 years ago

nice series !

Ali Hemati Pour
Ali Hemati Pour 11 years ago

Very Beautiful!

EmilieChich
Spotted by
EmilieChich

Sallanches, Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Spotted on Aug 24, 2006
Submitted on Feb 3, 2013

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