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| 'hippocrepidis' is now considered as a subspecies of Zygaena transalpina ; in France, ssp hippocrepidis is more widespread than ssp transalpina and flies in the Pyrénées. |
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1] male of Zygaena transalpina ssp hippocrepidis showing large & irregular spots unlike Zygaena transalpina ssp transalpina, the closely related subspecies - Var (France) - 05/06/2017
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| 3] male alt.220m - Var (France) - 06/06/2014 | | 4] same specimen as 3] | |
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| 5] male - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 07/07/2012 | | 6] same specimen as 5] | |
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| 7] male - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 17/08/2014 | | 8] same specimen as 7] | |
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| 9] male - Var (France) - 16/06/2012 | | 10] same specimen as 9] | |
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| 11] male alt.465m - Lozère (France) - 01/08/2021 | | 12] other male alt.465m - Lozère (France) - 01/08/2021 | |
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| 13] male alt.660m - Aude (France) - 21/05/2020 | | 14] same specimen as 13] | |
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| 15] male alt.645m ; the edges of the red spots are often underlined with black scales- Aude (France) - 06/06/2021 | | 16] male alt.436m - Pyrénées orientales (France) - 16/06/2018 | |
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| 17] aberrant male alt.668m - Aude (France) - 23/06/2018 | | 18] male alt.455m - Aude (France) - 06/06/2021 | |
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| 19] male from the Pyrénées, with relatively small spots - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 14/07/2013 | | 20] same specimen as 19]
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| 21] male from the Pyrénées, with relatively small spots - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 26/08/2014 | | 22] same specimen as 21]
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| 23] male from the Pyrénées - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 26/08/2014 | | 24] male alt.700m - Pyrénées orientales (France) - 24/06/2018 | |
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25] male - Var (France) - 21/05/2013
| | 26] same specimen as 25] showing an inconspicuous red belt, which is unusual in this species | |
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| 27] same specimen as 25] | | 28] same specimen as 25] | |
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| 29] other specimen (same place as 25]) - Var (France) - 21/05/2013 | | 30] male - Var (France) - 06/06/2014
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| 31] male with very large spots - Var (France) - 12/09/2014 | | 32] male - Haute Saône (France) - 28/06/2009 | |
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| 33] same specimen as 32] | | 34] male - Haute Saône (France) - 28/06/2009 | |
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| 35] other male - Haute Saône (France) - 28/06/2009 | | 36] male - Haute Loire (France) - 23/07/2013 | |
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| 37] male - Haute Loire (France) - 23/07/2013 | | 38] same specimen as 37] | |
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| 39] female of Zygaena transalpina ssp hippocrepidis alt.660m - Aude (France) - 21/05/2020 | | 40] female - Var (France) - 27/06/2013
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| 41] female which emerged from the cocoon shown in picture 42] - Haute Saône (France) - 20/06/2010 | | 42] cocoon with chrysalis left-overs - Haute Saône (France) - 20/06/2010 | |
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| 43] female of Zygaena transalpina ssp hippocrepidis which emerged from the cocoon shown in picture 45] - Haute Saône (France) - 22/06/2010 | | 44] same specimen as 43]
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45] cocoon - Haute Saône (France) - 22/06/2010
| | 46] female of Zygaena transalpina ssp hippocrepidis - Var (France) - 28/04/2012 | |
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| 47] other female - Var (France) - 28/04/2012 | | 48] female - Var (France) - 06/06/2014 | |
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| 49] mating pair - Var (France) - 05/06/2017 | | 50] mating pair alt.400m - Aude (France) - 21/05/2020 | |
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51] mating pair (female above) - Var (France) - 28/04/2012
| | 52] mating pair of Zygaena transalpina ssp hippocrepidis (female on the right) - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 16/07/2012 | |
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| 53] mating pair - Var (France) - 21/05/2013 | | | |
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54] mating pair alt.400m - Aude (France) - 21/05/2020
| | 55] mating pair alt.436m - Pyrénées orientales (France) - 16/06/2018 | |
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56] mating pair - Haute Loire (France) - 23/07/2013
| | 57] female looking for a suitable place for egg-laying - Var (France) - 27/06/2013 | |
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| 58] same specimen as 57] laying on Hippocrepis comosa | | 59] close-up of the clutch laid by the female from picture 57] | |
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| 60] young larva found near Hippocrepis comosa - Var (France) - 23/03/2014 | | 61] young larva on Coronilla minima - Var (France) - 30/04/2017 | |
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| 62] mature larva - Var (France) - 15/03/2014 | | 63] same larva as 62] | |
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| 64] mature larva - Var (France) - 11/04/2017 | | 65] same larva as 64] | |
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| 66] caterpillar - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 13/07/2013 | | 67] same larva as 66] | |
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| 68] other caterpillar - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 13/07/2013 | | 69] cocoon - Var (France) - 19/04/2014 | |
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70] same cocoon as 69]
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