Zygaena viciae
         
New forest Burnet  
La Zygène des Thérésiens  
           
3 subspecies fly in France and are shown on this page :
- Zygaena viciae viciae
- Zygaena viciae nobilis
- Zygaena viciae charon
 
 
   
1] male of Zygaena viciae ssp viciae - Doubs (France) - 16/06/2009   2] same specimen as 1]  
       
       
   
3] male of ssp viciae - Doubs (France) - 15/06/2009
 		   4] a specimen on index finger, emphasizing the small size of this species - Doubs (France) - 25/06/2008  
       
       
   
5] three specimen of Zygaena viciae of ssp viciae (left and above) much smaller than a Six-spot Burnet (right) - Doubs (France) - 17/06/2009   6] a male of Zygaena viciae of ssp viciae (left) much smaller than a banded Burnet (right) - Doubs (France) - 17/06/2009
 		  
       
       
   
7] male of ssp viciae - Doubs (France) - 16/06/2009   8] same specimen as 7]  
       
       
   
9] male of ssp viciae - Doubs (France) - 17/06/2009   10] male of ssp viciae - Doubs (France) - 16/06/2009  
       
       
   
11] male of ssp viciae - Doubs (France) - 16/06/2009   12] same specimen as 11]  
       
       
   
13] other male of ssp viciae - Doubs (France) - 15/06/2009   14] same specimen as 13]  
       
       
   
15] male of ssp viciae - Doubs (France) - 15/06/2009   16] male of ssp viciae - Doubs (France) - 17/06/2010  
       
       
   
17] male of ssp viciae - Haute Loire (France) - 09/07/2008   18] male of ssp viciae - Doubs (France) - 16/06/2009  
       
       
   
19] female of Zygaena viciae of ssp viciae - Doubs (France) - 05/07/2010   20] other female of ssp viciae - Doubs (France) - 05/07/2010
 		  
       
       
   
21] female of ssp viciae - Haute Loire (France) - 25/07/2013   22] same specimen as 21] showing a weak red belt  
       
       
       
   
23] mating pair of ssp viciae (female above) - Doubs (France) - 25/06/2008   24] same scene as 23]
 		  
       
       
   
25] group of Zygaena viciae ssp viciae (one pair is mated which attracted another male) - Doubs (France) - 29/06/2009   26] same scene as 25]
 		  
       
       
     
27] same pair as in 25] (female above)
 		      
       
       
 
28] caterpillar of Zygaena viciae ssp viciae - Doubs (France) - 02/06/2010  
       
       
   
29] caterpillar of ssp viciae on Lathyrus sp - Doubs (France) - 31/05/2010   30] same larva as 29]
 		  
       
       
   
31] other caterpillar of ssp viciae on Lathyrus sp - Doubs (France) - 31/05/2010   32] caterpillar of ssp viciae on Vicia cracca - Doubs (France) - 31/05/2010  
       
       
   
33] other caterpillar of ssp viciae on Vicia cracca - Doubs (France) - 31/05/2010   34] other caterpillar of ssp viciae - Doubs (France) - 31/05/2010
 		  
       
       
   
35] other caterpillar of ssp viciae feeding on Trifolium rubens - Doubs (France) - 31/05/2010   36] other caterpillar of ssp viciae feeding on Genista sagittalis - Doubs (France) - 31/05/2010  
       
       
   
37] other caterpillar of ssp viciae feeding on Lotus sp - Doubs (France) - 01/06/2010   38] other caterpillar of ssp viciae - Doubs (France) - 01/06/2010
 		  
       
       
     
39] cocoon of ssp viciae - Doubs (France) - 16/06/2010      
       
       
       
 
 
 
   
1] male of Zygaena viciae ssp nobilis alt.700m. This subspecies flies in the Pyrénées. Unlike ssp viciae, the forewing is darker with a strong metallic sheen - Pyrénées orientales (France) - 24/06/2018  
2] male of ssp nobilis alt.1050m - Aude (France) - 10/07/2023

 		  
       
       
   
3] male of ssp nobilis alt.1228m - Pyrénées orientales (France) -  09/07/2023   4] same specimen as 3]
 		  
       
       
   
5] male of ssp nobilis compared to the size of a thumb alt.700m - Pyrénées orientales (France) - 24/06/2018   6] same specimen as 5]
 		  
       
       
   
7] male of ssp nobilis alt.1382m - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 11/07/2020   8] other male of ssp nobilis alt.700m - Pyrénées orientales (France) - 24/06/2018  
       
       
   
9] other male of ssp nobilis alt.700m - Pyrénées orientales (France) - 24/06/2018   10] male of ssp nobilis alt.547m - Ariège (France) - 25/06/2021
 		  
       
       
   
11] female of Zygaena viciae of ssp nobilis alt.1382m - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 18/07/2019   12] female of ssp nobilis alt.700m - Pyrénées orientales (France) - 24/06/2018  
       
       
     
13] female of ssp nobilis alt.1361m - Ariège (France) -  02/07/2021      
       
       
 
14] mating pair of ssp nobilis (female on the left) alt.1010m - Ariège (France) - 13/07/2020  
       
       
   
15] mating pair of ssp nobilis alt.1050m (female on the left) - Aude (France) - 10/07/2023   16] same pair as 15]
 		  
       
       
   
17] mating pair of ssp nobilis alt.1361m - Ariège (France) - 02/07/2021   18]  caterpillar of ssp nobilis found on Vicia cracca alt.645m - Aude (France) - 06/06/2021  
       
       
       
 
 
 
   
1] male of Zygaena viciae ssp charon alt.935m. In this subspecies flying only in the South-East of France, the 5th spot shows an elongated protuberance which looks like a 6th spot stuck to it - Hautes Alpes (France) - 17/07/2023   2] same specimen as 1]


 		  
       
       
   
3] same specimen as 1]


 		   4] same specimen as 1]. The black border of the hindwing shows a narrower part, which is typical in Z.viciae ssp charon (more or less seen in ssp viciae as well). This individual wears a very weak red abdominal belt, hardly visible unlike the male in 6] below  
       
       
   
5] male of ssp charon alt.689m. The narrow part of the hindwing brim is well visible (white arrow). The blue arrow points at "Dujardin's criterion" which is typical of ssp charon ; it consists of a black line separating the amazing yellowish costa area from the red part of the wing. This criterion is also visible in the male in 4]  -  Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 18/07/2023   6] male of ssp charon with a red abdominal belt alt.890m - Drôme (France) - 18/06/2022



 		  
       
       
   
7] same specimen as 6]   8] same specimen as 6]  
       
       
   
9] same specimen as 6]   10] same specimen as 6]  
       
       
   
11] other male of ssp charon with no red abdominal belt alt.890m - Drôme (France) - 18/06/2022   12] same specimen as 11]
 		  
       
       
   
13] male of ssp charon  alt.1015m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 20/06/2022   14] male of ssp charon alt.890m - Drôme (France) - 18/06/2022
 		  
       
       
   
15] male of ssp charon alt.792m - Drôme (France) - 21/06/2022   16] same specimen as 15]  
       
       
   
17] male of ssp charon, with a weak red belt. The protuberance of the 5th spot is almost separate from it - Alpes maritimes (France) - 05/07/2011   18] male of ssp charon alt.1575m - Alpes maritimes (France) - 15/08/2013
 		  
       
       
   
19] male of ssp charon alt.1100m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 22/06/2013   20] female of Zygaena viciae ssp charon - Alpes maritimes (France) - 14/07/2011  
       
       
   
21] female of ssp charon showing the thin red belt - Alpes maritimes (France) - 14/07/2011   22] same specimen as 21]
 		  
       
       
   
23] same specimen as 21]   24] same specimen as 21]  
       
       
   
25] same specimen as 21]
 		   26] other female of ssp charon - Alpes maritimes (France) - 14/07/2011  
       
       
   
27] specimen of ssp charon - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) -  08/07/2011   28] other specimen of ssp charon - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 08/07/2011  
       
       
   
29] female of ssp charon with a golden sheen alt.1015m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 20/06/2022   30] female of ssp charon with a red band (spots No.2 & 4 merged) alt.1015m - Hautes Alpes (France) 16/07/2022  
       
       
   
31] female of ssp charon alt.893m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 18/06/2022   32] female of ssp charon alt.800m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 19/06/2022  
       
       
   
33] female of ssp charon alt.1575m - Alpes maritimes (France) - 15/08/2013   34] same specimen as 33]
 		  
       
       
   
35] female of ssp charon alt.1700m - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 16/08/2014   36] mating pair of ssp charon (female on the left) - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 16/08/2014  
       
   
 
37] mating pair of ssp charon - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 16/06/2011  
       
       
 
38] mating pair of ssp charon alt.890m - Drôme (France) - 20/06/2022  
       
       
   
39] caterpillar of ssp charon alt.1200m - Alpes maritimes (France) - 07/06/2016   40] same larva as 39]
 		  
       
       
   
41] caterpillar of ssp charon on Lotus corniculatus alt.1575m - Alpes maritimes (France) - 17/06/2016   42] caterpillar of ssp charon on Vicia cracca alt.1575m - Alpes maritimes (France) - 26/06/2016  
       
       
       
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