Zygaena speciosa Reiss, 1937

Hofmann, Axel & Naderi, Alireza, 2014, Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Zygaena Fabricius, 1775, in Iran (Lepidoptera, Zygaenidae). Part X: On two newly discovered Mesembrynus taxa from the western Alborz, Nota Lepidopterologica 37 (2), pp. 167-181 : 170

Taxon classification Animalia Lepidoptera Zygaenidae

Zygaena speciosa Reiss, 1937 Figs 1-39

Remarks.

Described from the Alam-Kuh region, the melanistic form ( Zygaena speciosa speciosa ) is currently known from seven localities between Kuh-e Demavand in the east and Alam Kuh in the west, while non-melanistic populations were unknown until now and are here recorded for the first time from three localities located between Mo’allem Kalayeh (Qazvin NE.) and Kuh-e Samamus.