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Post by o0osteve on Feb 4, 2014 11:19:19 GMT -8
I was in Southern Spain.
Looked at pic in more detail today if you look at the abdomen of the moth not in focus you will see red banding so it must be Zygaena sarpedon
Steve
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Post by nomad on Feb 4, 2014 11:25:58 GMT -8
Yes, I guess he did not see that. I suspect that if I sent him, where you took the image of the moth in Spain he may have had the correct ID. I believe the two other Burnet moths occur in Northern Spain.
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Post by nomad on Feb 4, 2014 12:26:34 GMT -8
The Talisker Burnet moth - Zygaena lonicerae subspecies jocelynae Tremewan 1962 is a very rare Burnet moth that only occurs in four colonies on the east coast of the island of Skye in the Inner Hebrides in Scotland. The specimens of this distinct subspecies that are shown here are all from old collections. Subspecies jocelynae occurs on steep maritime cliff ledges and is now protected.  Left specimens of Z. lonicerae ssp jocelynae and right specimens of the widespread U.K Burnet moth Z. lonicerae ssp latomarginata [ Tutt]. |
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Post by nomad on Feb 12, 2014 4:37:35 GMT -8
In Britain, there are three recorded endemic subspecies of Zygaena purpuralis Brunnich, 1775. Subspecies caledonensis [ Reiss 1933 ] is found in Scotland where it flies on sea cliffs in the Hebridean Islands and is also found in Argyllshire. Subspecies sabulosa [ Tremewan, 1960 ] inhabits the coastal limestone areas of the Burren in County Clare and Galway in Ireland. Subspecies segontii [ Tremewan 1958 ] occured on the sea cliffs at Abersoch in the Lleyn Peninsula of Carnarvonshire, Wales. Subspecies segontii has not been seen in its only known locality since 1962 and is thought to be extinct. In Britain the larvae of Z. purpuralis feed on Wild Thyme - Thymus polytrichus. The British subspecies of the Transparent Burnet - Z. purpuralis  Subspecies caledonensis from Scotland.  Subspeciess sabulosa from Ireland.  Subspecies segontii from Wales - extinct. |
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Post by homard on Mar 6, 2014 5:21:33 GMT -8
Hello nomad,
Do you have a list of subspecies of Zygaena exulans, perhaps the recently described?
I have some series from Tuva Republik in Russia, collected high in the West Tannu-Ola Mts.
(Tuva is situated between Altai Mts. and E.Sayan Mts. if this helps).
I collected them in 2002. Curious which ssp.?
Frankly, I'm very sceptic about subspeciation in burnets, but if there are sspp. I should know
which are their distinctions.
Best regards,
Alexei
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Post by nomad on Mar 6, 2014 10:13:14 GMT -8
Hello nomad, Do you have a list of subspecies of Zygaena exulans, perhaps the recently described? I have some series from Tuva Republik in Russia, collected high in the West Tannu-Ola Mts. (Tuva is situated between Altai Mts. and E.Sayan Mts. if this helps). I collected them in 2002. Curious which ssp.? Frankly, I'm very sceptic about subspeciation in burnets, but if there are sspp. I should know which are their distinctions. Best regards, Alexei Hi Alexei - Sorry I do not have a full list of the subspecies of Z. exulans. I have quite a bit of information on the British subspecies, most of which were described a long time ago, the more recent ones by Tremewan in the 1960's, who as you know was a specialist in the group. I have the descriptions of the subspecies shown, but since this information is available in books did not add it to my British subspecies images. Regards Peter. |
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Post by vgashtarov on Jul 25, 2014 1:53:54 GMT -8
Earlier this month I caught one of very few aberrant I found in my life. And for my good luck is of group I adore ! Zygaena carniolica  |
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Post by vgashtarov on Jul 25, 2014 1:59:32 GMT -8
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Post by nomad on Jul 25, 2014 12:23:58 GMT -8
Super ab victor and nice images of Z. laeta orientis  |
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