Zygaena Fabricius, 1775
(burnet moths)

Interactions where Zygaena is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
adult adult pollinates or fertilises flower Anacamptis pyramidalis Pyramidal Orchid Asparagales: Orchidaceae Orchids of Britain & Ireland: a field and site guide, Harrap, A. & S., 2009
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Zygaenidae/Zygaena/Zygaenaburnet mothsadult Plant / pollinated /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Anacamptis pyramidalis/Anacamptis pyramidalispyramidal orchidflower

Interactions where Zygaena is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
larva is endoparasitoid host of usually gregarious larva Minor Phryxe vulgaris a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Phryxe vulgaris/Phryxe vulgarisa parasitoid flyusually gregariouslarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Zygaenidae/Zygaena/Zygaenaburnet mothslarvaMinor usually gregarious larva is endoparasitoid of larva
pupa is endoparasitoid host of larva UK/IrelandMajor Monodontomerus vicicellae a chalcid wasp Hymenoptera: Torymidae Biological notes on some parasitoids of Zygaena Fabricius, 1775 (Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae) and an overwintering host for Monodontomerus vicicellae (Walker, 1847) in Britain (Hymenoptera: Torymidae), Shaw, M.R., Bland, K.P., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Torymidae/Monodontomerus vicicellae/Monodontomerus vicicellaea chalcid wasplarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Zygaenidae/Zygaena/Zygaenaburnet mothspupaMajor larva is endoparasitoid of pupa

Author & YearTitleSource
Belshaw, R., 1993Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 10, Part 4a(i), 169pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Harrap, A. & S., 2009Orchids of Britain & Ireland: a field and site guide2nd edition, 480pp, A&C Black Publishers Ltd
Shaw, M.R., Bland, K.P., 2007Biological notes on some parasitoids of Zygaena Fabricius, 1775 (Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae) and an overwintering host for Monodontomerus vicicellae (Walker, 1847) in Britain (Hymenoptera: Torymidae)Ent. Gazette Vol 58: 32-34.

Zygaena (burnet moths) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Zygaena (burnet moths) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Zygaena exulans
Scotch Burnet
Species 1 subtaxa 1 references
Zygaena filipendulae
Six-spot Burnet
Species 8 trophisms 1 references
Zygaena lonicerae
Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet
Species 4 trophisms 3 references
Zygaena loti
Slender Scotch Burnet
Species 1 subtaxa 1 references
Zygaena purpuralis
Transparent Burnet
Species 1 references
Zygaena trifolii
Five-spot Burnet
Species 5 trophisms 1 references
Zygaena viciae
New Forest Burnet
Species 1 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusZygaena (burnet moths)
TribeZygaenini (a tribe of moths)
SubfamilyZYGAENINAE (a subfamily of moths)
FamilyZYGAENIDAE (burnets and foresters)
SuperfamilyZYGAENOIDEA (burnets and foresters)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Zygaena (burnet moths)

Zygaena (burnet moths) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource

Pathology

Askew, R.R., Shaw, M.R. & Yefremova, Z.A. 2008 Observations on Dermatopelte budensis Erdös & Novicky, 1951 (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea, Eulophidae), a parasitoid of Zygaena Fabricius, 1775 (Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae) Ent. Gazette Vol 59: 233-239.
Shaw, M.R., Bland, K.P. 2007 Biological notes on some parasitoids of Zygaena Fabricius, 1775 (Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae) and an overwintering host for Monodontomerus vicicellae (Walker, 1847) in Britain (Hymenoptera: Torymidae) Ent. Gazette Vol 58: 32-34.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Zygaena (burnet moths):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 74 images of Zygaena (burnet moths)
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