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Zygaena filipendulae

Family: ZygaenidaeGenus: Zygaenanative in Germany

native in Germany

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Plants

visited

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Interactions

documented

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Host plants

known

About this species

Zygaena filipendulae is a medium-sized moth whose larvae are monophagous, feeding on a single host plant species. Adult moths are active from June to August. The species has been recorded in Great Britain.

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Plant food

Yearly cycle

Adult moths are active between June and August. The caterpillar is monophagous, feeding on a single host plant species.

Merkmale

Körper

Body size

medium

Weight

0.0382 g

Ernährung & Verhalten

Food

monophagous

Scientific profile

Zygaena filipendulae is a medium-sized moth in the family Zygaenidae. It has a body mass of about 0.04 grams. The larva is monophagous, developing on a single host plant. In Great Britain, the moth is recorded with an indeterminate presence status. Adults fly from June to August.

Host plants

6 plants serve as food for the larvae

Lotus pedunculatusTrifolium noricumHippocrepis comosaAnthyllis vulnerariaLotus corniculatus Trifolium medium

Visited plants

33 plants are visited by this species

Trifolium pratense Leucanthemum vulgare Prunus spinosa Anacamptis pyramidalis Prunella vulgaris Origanum majoranaBuddleja davidiiCirsium palustre Cirsium arvense Knautia arvensis Gymnadenia conopsea Limonium vulgareCirsium vulgare subsp. vulgareLeontodon hispidus Jacobaea erucifoliaCentaurea jaceaGeranium sylvaticum Stachys officinalisScabiosa columbaria subsp. pratensisCarduus defloratusJacobaea vulgaris Silene flos-cuculiCentaurea nigra subsp. nigraOriganum vulgareLotus corniculatus subsp. hirsutusMedicago sativaCarlina vulgarisPhyteuma orbiculare subsp. orbiculareDianthus deltoides Centaurea scabiosa Dipsacus fullonumEryngium campestreVicia cracca

Sources & data origin

•Cook et al. (2025) UK Butterfly & Moth Traits (DOI: 10.5285/dbc7cc17-cbbd-49dd-bab4-8e8855768d66)

•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)

•Neff et al. (2025) — Swiss Moth Traits, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14506883 (CC BY)

•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)