Zygaena ephialtes

Zygaena ephialtes
	Ephialtoid form
	Peucedanoid form
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Zygaenidae
Genus:	Zygaena
Species:	Z. ephialtes
Binomial name
	Zygaena ephialtes; (Linnaeus, 1767)
Synonyms
	Sphinx ephialtes Linnaeus, 1767; Sphinx athamanthae Esper, 1789; Sphinx coronillae Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775; Sphynx medusa Pallas, 1771; Sphinx peucedani Esper, 1780;

Zygaena ephialtes is day-flying species of burnet moth found in Europe.^[1] It is typically found in xeric habitats, and populations have recently decreased.^[2] It also exhibits Müllerian mimicry with other species, like Amata phegea.^[3]^[4]

^ Bonelli, Simona; Barbero, Francesca; Casacci, Luca Pietro; Cerrato, Cristiana; Balletto, Emilio (2015). "The butterfly fauna of the Italian Maritime Alps: results of the EDIT project" (PDF). Zoosystema. 37: 139–167. doi:10.5252/z2015n1a6. hdl:2318/150963. S2CID 86662167.
^ "Habitat requirements of conspicuous burnet moth Zygaena ephialtes (Linnaeus, 1767; Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae) (PDF Download Available)". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
^ Sbordoni, V.; Bullini, L.; Scarpelli, G.; Forestiero, S.; Rampini, M. (1979-02-01). "Mimicry in the burnet moth Zygaena ephialtes: population studies and evidence of a Batesian—Müllerian situation". Ecological Entomology. 4 (1): 83–93. Bibcode:1979EcoEn...4...83S. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2311.1979.tb00563.x. ISSN 1365-2311. S2CID 84089477.
^ Turner, J. R. G. (1971). "Studies of Müllerian Mimicry and its Evolution in Burnet Moths and Heliconid Butterflies". Ecological Genetics and Evolution. Springer. pp. 224–260. doi:10.1007/978-1-4757-0432-7_11. ISBN 9781475704341.

[:0-1] Bonelli, Simona; Barbero, Francesca; Casacci, Luca Pietro; Cerrato, Cristiana; Balletto, Emilio (2015). "The butterfly fauna of the Italian Maritime Alps: results of the EDIT project" (PDF). Zoosystema. 37: 139–167. doi:10.5252/z2015n1a6. hdl:2318/150963. S2CID 86662167.

[:1-2] "Habitat requirements of conspicuous burnet moth Zygaena ephialtes (Linnaeus, 1767; Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae) (PDF Download Available)". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2017-11-15.

[:2-3] Sbordoni, V.; Bullini, L.; Scarpelli, G.; Forestiero, S.; Rampini, M. (1979-02-01). "Mimicry in the burnet moth Zygaena ephialtes: population studies and evidence of a Batesian—Müllerian situation". Ecological Entomology. 4 (1): 83–93. Bibcode:1979EcoEn...4...83S. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2311.1979.tb00563.x. ISSN 1365-2311. S2CID 84089477.

[:3-4] Turner, J. R. G. (1971). "Studies of Müllerian Mimicry and its Evolution in Burnet Moths and Heliconid Butterflies". Ecological Genetics and Evolution. Springer. pp. 224–260. doi:10.1007/978-1-4757-0432-7_11. ISBN 9781475704341.

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