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Zygaena viciae (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775
Family: ZygaenidaeGenus: Zygaenanative in Germany
native in Germany
native_regions-Cache · 85 %
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13
Plants
visited
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17
Interactions
documented
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5
Host plants
known
About this species
Zygaena viciae is a small moth of the burnet family (Zygaenidae). Its body mass is around 0.0168 grams. The caterpillars are oligophagous, feeding on a limited selection of host plants.
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Yearly cycle
No information about the yearly cycle is available for this species.
Merkmale
Körper
Body size
small
Weight
0.0168 g
Ernährung & Verhalten
Food
oligophagous
Scientific profile
Zygaena viciae belongs to the family Zygaenidae. It is a small moth with a body mass of approximately 0.0168 grams. The species exhibits an oligophagous larval food specialisation, meaning the caterpillars utilise a narrow range of food plants. Further ecological details are not available from the current records.
Host plants
5 plants serve as food for the larvae
Lathyrus pratensisLotus corniculatusTrifolium mediumTrifolium pratenseLotus corniculatus subsp. hirsutus
Visited plants
8 plants are visited by this species
Leucanthemum vulgareScabiosa columbaria subsp. pratensisOriganum vulgareJacobaea vulgarisVicia craccaCentaurea jaceaKnautia arvensisCirsium arvense
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)
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