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Zygaena romeo
Zygaena romeo is a moth of the Zygaenidae family.
From the article Zygaena romeo on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The wingspan is about 35 millimetres (1.4 in). The basic color of the forewings is dark blue, with various red markings. The 4th marking is drop-shaped and so big that often joins the 2nd marking. In case it does not join the 2nd, the 4th is very larger than the 3rd. Moreover the apex of the front wings is rounded. This species is very similar to Zygaena osterodensis, but in the latter the five red spots are almost always confluent into each other forming two parallel stripes. Moroeover in Z. osterodensis the apex of the forewings is pointed.
Range & habitat
This species can bes found in south and southwest Alpine areas, in southern France, in the eastern Pyrenees and in most of Italy.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 546836.