Zygaena ephialtes
         
Variable Burnet  
La Zygène de la coronille variée  
           
 
 
   
1] male of Zygaena ephialtes form peucedanoides ; in form peucedanoides, the spots, the hindwing upperside and the abdominal belt are red (the 6-spotted specimen of this form are named 'peucedani') - Haute Saône (France) - 05/07/2009   2] same specimen as 1]


 
 
       
       
   
3] male of form peucedanoides 'peucedani' - Ain (France) - 23/06/2015   4] male of form peucedanoides (the 5-spotted specimen of this form are named 'athamanthae') - Haute Saône (France) - 05/07/2009  
       
       
   
5] same specimen as 4]
 
  6] other male of form peucedanoides 'peucedani' - Haute Saône (France) - 05/07/2009  
       
       
   
7] other male of form peucedanoides 'peucedani' - Haute Saône (France) - 05/07/2009   8] other male of form peucedanoides 'peucedani' with a weak 6th spot - Haute Saône (France) - 05/07/2009  
       
       
   
9] same specimen as 8]
 
  10] male of form peucedanoides 'peucedani' - Haute Saône (France) - 28/06/2009  
       
       
   
11] same specimen as 10]   12] same specimen as 10]  
       
       
   
13] male of form peucedanoides 'peucedani' - Doubs (France) - 13/07/2010   14] same specimen as 13]
 
 
       
       
   
15] male of form peucedanoides 'peucedani' alt.1000m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 20/06/2022   16] other male of form peucedanoides 'peucedani' alt.463m - Drôme (France) - 21/06/2022  
       
       
   
17] other male of form peucedanoides 'peucedani' alt.463m - Drôme (France) - 21/06/2022   18] other male of form peucedanoides 'peucedani' alt.463m - Drôme (France) - 21/06/2022  
       
       
   
19] male of form peucedanoides 'peucedani' - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 07/07/2012   20] same specimen as 19]
 
 
       
       
   
21] male of form peucedanoides 'peucedani' with a weak 6th spot - Haute Saône (France) - 04/07/2010   22] other male of form peucedanoides 'peucedani' with a weak 6th spot - Haute Saône (France) - 04/07/2010  
       
       
   
23] male with orange spots & belt belonging to form peucedanoides 'peucedani' (this orange type is named 'aurantiaca') - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 11/07/2012   24] same specimen as 23]

 
 
       
       
   
25] other male of form peucedanoides 'peucedani' 'aurantiaca' - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 11/07/2012   26] same specimen as 25]
 
 
       
       
   
27] male of form peucedanoides 'peucedani'- Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 07/07/2012   28] same specimen as 27]
 
 
       
       
   
29] male of form peucedanoides 'peucedani' alt.463m - Drôme (France) - 21/06/2022   30] female of Zygaena ephialtes form peucedanoides 'peucedani' - Haute Saône (France) - 05/07/2009  
       
       
 
       
       
   
31] male of Zygaena ephialtes form ephialtoides ; in form ephialtoides, the abdominal belt is red, the wings are black and the spots are white (except No.1 & 2) (the 6-spotted individuals of this form are named 'ephialtes') alt.690m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 12/07/2021   32] male of form ephialtoides alt.660m (the 5-spotted individuals of this form are named 'medusa' ) - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 07/07/2012

 
 
       
       
   
33] other male of form ephialtoides 'medusa' alt.660m - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 07/07/2012   34] same specimen as 33]
 
 
       
       
   
35] other male of form ephialtoides 'medusa' alt.660m - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 07/07/2012
 
  36] amazing male of form ephialtoides 'medusa', with an orange belt and spots No.1 & 2 with orange scales alt.920m - Alpes maritimes (France) - 17/08/2013  
       
       
   
37] other male of form ephialtoides 'medusa' alt.920m with orange spots and red belt - Alpes maritimes (France) - 17/08/2013
 
  38] male of form ephialtoides 'medusa' alt.254m ; this amazing specimen shows its spots No.1&2 completely red, and even the spot No.3 suffused with red scales  - Aude (France) - 06/07/2018  
       
       
   
39] other male of form ephialtoides 'medusa' alt.254m - Aude (France) - 06/07/2018   40] same specimen as 39]
 
 
       
       
   
41] male of form ephialtoides 'medusa' alt.1000m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 20/06/2022   42] other male of form ephialtoides 'medusa' alt.1000m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 20/06/2022  
       
       
     
43] male of form ephialtoides 'medusa' alt.463m - Drôme (France) - 21/06/2022      
       
       
   
44] specimen of form ephialtoides (the 6-spotted individuals of this form are named 'ephialtes' ) alt.815m - Alpes maritimes (France) - 16/08/2013   45] male of form ephialtoides 'ephialtes' - Hautes Alpes (France) - 04/07/2015
 
 
       
       
   
46] exceptionnal sighting of a female of form ephialtoides with a yellow belt, spots 1&2 with yellow scales and a 6th spot on the forewing (the 6-spotted individuals of this yellow form are named 'coronillae' ) alt.1000m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 20/06/2022   47]  same specimen as 46]


 
 
       
       
   
48] same specimen as 46]

 
  49] other specimen of form ephialtoides 'coronillae' with a yellow belt and a weak 6th spot on the forewing alt.1000m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 20/06/2022  
       
       
   
50] male of form ephialtoides 'ephialtes' , coexisting with the specimen of form ephialtoides 'coronillae' alt.1000m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 20/06/2022   51] other male of form ephialtoides 'ephialtes'  alt.1000m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 20/06/2022
 
 
       
       
   
52] male of form ephialtoides 'ephialtes' - Hautes Alpes (France) - 05/07/2015   53] male of form ephialtoides 'ephialtes' with a weak 6th spot - Hautes Alpes (France) - 05/07/2015  
       
       
   
54] male of form ephialtoides 'ephialtes' alt.811m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 26/07/2014   55] other male of form ephialtoides 'ephialtes' alt.811m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 26/07/2014  
       
       
   
56] other specimen of form ephialtoides 'ephialtes' alt.815m - Alpes maritimes (France) - 16/08/2013   57] female of Zygaena ephialtes form ephialtoides 'medusa' with a greenish sheen alt.815 m - Alpes maritimes (France) - 16/08/2013  
       
       
   
58] same specimen as 57]   59] same specimen as 57]  
       
       
     
60] female of form ephialtoides 'medusa' - Alpes maritimes (France) - 15/07/2015      
       
       
 
61] habitat in the Alpes de Haute Provence (France) alt.660m - 07/07/2012  
       
       
       
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