Zygaena carniolica
         
     
La Zygène du sainfoin  
           
 
 
   
1] male of Zygaena carniolica ssp modesta alt.796m. In this subspecies, a pale white collar is visible near the head and the red abdominal belt is either missing or weak - Haute Loire (France) - 26/07/2018   2] same specimen as 1]


 		  
       
       
   
3] other specimen of ssp modesta alt.796m, with an incomplete red belt on the abdomen. Not all the individuals within a population show this feature - Haute Loire (France) - 26/07/2018   4] other specimen of ssp modesta alt.796m - Haute Loire (France) - 26/07/2018
 		  
       
       
   
5] other specimen of ssp modesta with an incomplete red belt on the abdomen alt.796m - Haute Loire (France) - 26/07/2018   6] other specimen of  ssp modesta alt.796m - Haute Loire (France) - 26/07/2018  
       
       
   
7] male of ssp modesta devoid of red belt alt.333m - Haute Saône (France) - 05/07/2009   8] male of ssp modesta showing a weak red belt on the abdomen alt.333m - Haute Saône (France) - 05/07/2009  
       
       
   
9] other specimen of ssp modesta  alt.333m - Haute Saône (France) - 05/07/2009   10] other specimen of ssp modesta showing a pale white collar  alt.333m - Haute Saône (France) - 05/07/2009  
       
       
   
11] two individuals of ssp modesta  alt.333m - Haute Saône (France) - 01/08/2009   12] individual of ssp modesta alt.333m - Haute Saône (France) - 05/07/2009  
       
       
   
13] two individuals of ssp modesta (a female backwards) alt.333m - Haute Saône (France) - 05/07/2009   14] a male of ssp modesta alt.333m - Haute Saône (France) - 05/07/2009  
       
       
       
   
15] male of Z. carniolica subspecies diniensis from the south of France  alt.950m, showing a bold red belt in almost all the individuals which is typical in this subspecies. The bright edge around all the red spots is usually thick. The whitish collar is usually strong  - Hautes Alpes (France) - 17/07/2023   16] other male alt.950m - - Hautes Alpes (France) - 17/07/2023



 		  
       
       
   
17] individual of ssp diniensis caught in a spider web alt.893m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 26/07/2014   18] other specimen alt.893m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 26/07/2014
 		  
       
       
   
19] a male (on the left) and a female of ssp diniensis alt.600m - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 08/07/2011  
20] specimen of ssp diniensis alt.600m - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 08/07/2011
  
       
       
   
21] old specimen of ssp diniensis (the red colour faded to orange) alt.600m - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 08/07/2011   22] specimen of ssp diniensis alt.600m - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 08/07/2011  
       
       
   
23] individual of ssp diniensis alt.893m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 26/07/2014   24] individual of ssp diniensis alt.893m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 26/07/2014  
       
       
   
25] specimen of ssp diniensis alt.1460m - Alpes maritimes (France) - 08/07/2012   26] same specimen as 25] showing a bold red belt
 		  
       
       
       
   
27] male of Z. carniolica ssp moraulti alt.1650m. In this subspecies of high altitude, the bright collar is rather grey and hardly visible ; the bright edge of the red spots is very thin or absent. The red abdominal belt is inconstant and usually missing - Hautes Alpes (France) - 19/07/2023   28] same  specimen as 27], showing no red belt



 		  
       
       
   
29] other male of ssp moraulti alt.1650m, showing a slight red beld - Hautes Alpes (France) - 19/07/2023   30] other male of ssp moraulti alt.1650m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 19/07/2023  
       
       
   
31] other male of ssp moraulti alt.1650m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 19/07/2023   32] same specimen as 31] showing no red belt
 		  
       
       
   
33]  same specimen as 31] whose greyish collar is well visible
 		   34] male of ssp moraulti alt.1580m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 18/07/2022  
       
       
   
35] several specimen alt.1580m, two of them are of ssp moraulti (thin grey collar, almost no bright edge around the red spots) and the other on the left is of ssp diniensis - Hautes Alpes (France) - 18/07/2022  
36] same scene as 35]


 		  
       
       
   
37] male of ssp moraulti alt.1150m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 18/08/2016   38] individual of ssp diniensis alt.1150m (same place as 37]) - Hautes Alpes (France) - 18/08/2016  
       
       
   
39] female of Zygaena carniolica ssp moraulti alt.1150m, same place as 37] & 38] - Hautes Alpes (France) - 18/08/2016   40] same specimen as 39] showing a bold red belt
 		  
       
       
   
41] specimen of ssp diniensis alt.1150m, mixed with individualts of ssp moraulti (same place as 37], 38] & 39]) - Hautes Alpes (France) - 18/08/2016  
42] male alt.1580m of ssp diniensis mixed with individuals of ssp moraulti (same place as 34] & 35]) - Hautes Alpes (France) - 18/07/2022
  
       
       
   
43] female of ssp diniensis alt.1580m (same place as 34], 35] and 42]) - Hautes Alpes (France) - 18/07/2022   44] same specimen as 43] showing a slight red belt
 		  
       
       
   
45] female of ssp diniensis alt.893m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 26/07/2014   46] same female as 45], showing its bold red belt
 		  
       
       
   
47] individual of ssp diniensis alt.689m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 12/07/2021   48] other individual of ssp diniensis alt.689m, with more bright scales - Hautes Alpes (France) - 12/07/2021  
       
       
   
49] individual of ssp diniensis alt.1700m - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 15/08/2014   50] individual of ssp diniensis alt.1700m - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 15/08/2014  
       
       
   
51] individual of ssp diniensis alt.1015m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 20/06/2022   52] male of ssp diniensis alt.689m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 16/07/2022  
       
       
   
53] female of ssp diniensis alt.893m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 26/07/2014   54] same individual as 53] showing its bold red belt
 		  
       
       
   
55]  female of ssp diniensis alt.1630m - Alpes maritimes (France) - 19/07/2015   56] same specimen as 55]
 		  
       
       
   
57] female of Zygaena carniolica ssp diniensis form weileri, with extensive white scaling on the upperside alt.893m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 26/07/2014   58] female of ssp diniensis alt.600m - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 08/07/2011
 		  
       
       
   
59] female of Zygaena carniolica ssp diniensis form weileri, with extensive white scaling on the upperside alt.600m - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 08/07/2011   60] same specimen as 59]

 		  
       
       
   
61] same specimen as 59]
 		   62] female of ssp diniensis alt.689m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 12/07/2021  
       
       
   
63] other female of ssp diniensis alt.689m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 12/07/2021   64] mating pair of ssp diniensis alt.950m  - Hautes Alpes (France) - 17/07/2023  
       
       
   
65] other mating pair of ssp diniensis alt.950m  - Hautes Alpes (France) - 17/07/2023   66] same scene as 65]
 		  
       
       
   
67] mating pair of Zygaena carniolica ssp diniensis alt.893m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 26/07/2014   68] mating pair alt.1374m -  Hautes Alpes (France)  - 17/08/2016
 		  
       
       
   
69] mating pair of Zygaena carniolica ssp diniensis alt.690m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 17/07/2023   70] same scene as 69], the both partners showing a strong red belt
 		  
       
       
   
71] female of ssp diniensis laying on a random plant which is not the true host-plant alt.600m - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 08/07/2011   72] close-up of the clutch laid by the female from picture 71]

 		  
       
       
   
73] caterpillar of ssp diniensis feeding on Onobrychis saxatilis alt.893m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 05/06/2015   74] same larva as 73]
 		  
       
       
   
75] other caterpillar feeding on Onobrychis saxatilis alt.893m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 05/06/2015   76] other caterpillar feeding on Onobrychis saxatilis alt.893m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 05/06/2015  
       
       
   
77] larva found near heads of Onobrychis supina alt.1100m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 23/06/2024   78] same larva as 77]
 		  
       
       
   
79] cocoon of Z.carniolica found in a damp meadow - Doubs (France) - 05/07/2010   80] other cocoon - Doubs (France) - 05/07/2010
 		  
       
       
   
81] cocoon on Onobrychis saxatilis alt.893m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 13/06/2015   82] same cocoon as 81]
 		  
       
       
   
83] cocoon on Onobrychis saxatilis alt.893m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 20/06/2015   84] same cocoon as 83]
 		  
       
       
       
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