54.004 Zygaena purpuralis caledonensis (Transparent Burnet)
Zygaena purpuralis (Transparent Burnet) §2
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ws: 25-34mm, fw: 14-16mm; Jun-Jul; wild thyme (Thymus polytrichus); NS-A Inner Hebrides and Ardnamurchan
subspecies segontii occurred on the Llyn peninsula, Caernarvonshire, but has not been seen since 1962 and is presumed extinct. In MBGBI2 this species is placed in a separate subgenus, Mesembrynus, on the basis of genital differences. Male: processes of uncus medium length or reduced to short lobes vs long in subgenus Zygaena. Female: ductus bursae weakly or not sclerotised vs strongly sclerotised in subgenus Zygaena. ID: Forewing with three longitudinal streaks formed from spot 1, spots 2+4 and spots 3+5+6. 
Zygaena purpuralis (Transparent Burnet) §1
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§1 Mull; 27/06/2011
§2 Mull; 30/06/2011
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Mull; 30/06/2011
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 18/04/2012 (§1&2)
