Five-spotted Zygaena filipendulae
         
     
     
           
 
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1] 5-spotted male of Zygaena filipendulae alt.422m - Var (France) - 05/06/2017
 
  2] same specimen as 1] showing the diffuse red scaling on the underside of the forewing. This criterion is essential to separate Z.filipendulae from the similar species, Z.lonicerae  
       
       
   
3] male - Var (France) - 25/05/2017
 
  4] same specimen as 3] showing the red scaling on the underside of the forewing  
       
       
   
5] female of Zygaena filipendulae - Var (France) - 07/06/2012
 
  6] same specimen as 5] showing the red scaling on the underside of the forewing  
       
       
   
7] female alt.702m - Pyrénées orientales (France) -  16/06/2018   8] same specimen as 7] ; the diffuse red scaling is weak
 
 
       
       
   
9] specimen showing the metallic blue sheen - Var (France) - 04/06/2011   10] same specimen as 9]
 
 
       
       
   
11] male - Var (France) - 08/06/2011   12] male - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 16/06/2011  
       
       
   
13] male - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 26/07/2010   14] male - Var (France) - 10/06/2011  
       
       
   
15] same specimen as 14]   16] Var (France) - 11/06/2012  
       
       
   
17] male - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 16/06/2011   18] same specimen as 17]  
       
       
   
19] Var (France) - 10/06/2010   20] same specimen as 19]  
       
       
   
21] female - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 07/07/2012   22] same specimen as 21]  
       
       
     
23] same specimen as 21]
 
     
       
       
       
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