Zygaena cynarae
         
     
La Zygène du peucédan  
           
 
 
   
1] male of Zygaena cynarae ssp florianii  -  Var (France)  -  05/06/2017   2] same specimen as 1]
 		  
       
       
   
3] same specimen as 1], showing a hardly visible red belt on the abdomen   4] male of ssp florianii showing a slight red belt - Var (France) - 10/06/2011  
       
       
   
5] male of ssp florianii showing a slight red belt - Var (France) - 05/06/2017   6] male of ssp florianii showing no red belt - Var (France) - 10/06/2011  
       
       
   
7] male of ssp florianii with a weak red belt - Var (France) - 10/06/2011   8] same specimen as 7]
 		  
       
       
   
9] male of ssp florianii - Var (France) - 05/06/2017   10] same specimen as 9]  
       
       
   
11] other male of ssp florianii - Var (France) - 05/06/2017   12] other male of ssp florianii - Var (France) - 05/06/2017  
       
       
   
13] other male of ssp florianii - Var (France) - 05/06/2017   14] same specimen as 13]  
       
       
   
15] male of ssp goberti alt.893m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 18/06/2022   16] same specimen as 15]. Unlike in the ssp florianii, males show a conspicuous red belt most of the time  
       
       
   
17] male of ssp goberti alt.893m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 18/06/2022   18] same specimen as 17]
 		  
       
       
   
19] male of ssp goberti alt.800m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 19/06/2022   20] same specimen as 19]
 		  
       
       
   
21] other male of ssp goberti alt.800m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 19/06/2022   22] same specimen as 21]
 		  
       
       
   
23] other male of ssp goberti alt.800m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 19/06/2022   24] male of ssp goberti alt.893m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 18/06/2022  
       
       
       
   
25] female of Zygaena cynarae of ssp florianii - Var (France) - 16/06/2012   26] same specimen as 25] showing its bold red belt
 		  
       
       
   
27] other female of ssp florianii - Var (France) - 16/06/2012   28] same specimen as 27]  
       
       
   
29] female of ssp florianii - Var (France) - 10/06/2010   30] same specimen as 29]  
       
       
   
31] same specimen as 29]
 		   32]  same female as 29], inspecting its host-plant Peucedanum cervaria  
       
       
   
33] same specimen as 29] laying (an egg is visible near the apex of the wing)   34] same specimen as 29]
 		  
       
       
   
35] female of ssp florianii - Var (France) - 05/06/2017   36] same female as 35]  
       
       
   
37] same female as 35]

 		   38] same female as 35] ; close-up of genital organs exteriorised by the female while sitting on a piece of grass. It is likely that some pheromones are spread around in order to attract a male  
       
       
   
39] other female of ssp florianii - Var (France) - 10/06/2010   40] same female as 39]  
       
       
   
41] female of ssp florianii - Var (France) - 05/06/2017  
42] other female of ssp florianii - Var (France) - 05/06/2017
  
       
       
   
43] female of ssp florianii - Var (France) - 16/06/2012   44] same female as 43] searching for its host-plant  
       
       
   
45] same female as 43] laying on Peucedanum cervaria   46] close-up of the clutch laid by the female from picture 43]  
       
       
   
47] female of ssp goberti alt.893m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 12/07/2021   48] same specimen as 47]
 		  
       
       
   
49] female of ssp goberti alt.800m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 19/06/2022   50] other female of ssp goberti alt.800m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 19/06/2022  
       
       
   
51] other female of ssp goberti alt.800m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 19/06/2022  
52] same specimen as 51]
 
  
       
       
   
53] female of ssp goberti alt.893m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 18/06/2022  
54] same specimen as 53]
 
  
       
       
   
55] same specimen as 53]   56] same specimen as 53]  
       
       
   
57] other female of ssp goberti alt.893m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 18/06/2022   58] same specimen as 57]
 		  
       
       
   
59] other female of ssp goberti alt.893m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 18/06/2022   60] same specimen as 59]
 		  
       
       
   
61] female of ssp goberti alt.800m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 19/06/2022  
62]  same specimen as 61]
 
  
       
       
   
63] other female of ssp goberti alt.800m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 19/06/2022  
64]  same specimen as 63]
 
  
       
       
   
65] mating pair of ssp florianii - Var (France) - 05/06/2017   66] same pair as 65] (female above)  
       
       
   
67] other mating pair of ssp florianii (female above) - Var (France) - 05/06/2017   68] same pair as 67] (male on the left)
 		  
       
       
   
69] same pair as 67] (male on the left)   70] same pair as 67] (male on the left)  
       
       
   
71] view of the host-plant, Peucedanum cervaria - Var (France) - 10/06/2010   72] caterpillar of ssp florianii on Peucedanum cervaria - Var (France) - 11/04/2014  
       
       
   
73] same larva as 72]   74] same larva as 72]  
       
       
 
75] habitat  of ssp goberti alt.800m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 19/06/2022    
       
       
 
76] habitat of ssp florianii in Var (France) - 10/06/2010      
       
       
     
77] habitat of ssp goberti alt.893m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 12/07/2021      
       
       
       
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