Rhagades pruni is a species of moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is found in most of Europe (except for the British Isles) up to East Asia, including Japan.

Rhagades pruni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Zygaenidae
Genus:	Rhagades
Species:	R. pruni
Binomial name
Rhagades pruni (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
Sphinx pruni Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775

The length of the forewings is 10–12 mm for males and 8–11 mm for females.

The larvae feed on Vaccinium uliginosum, Calluna vulgaris and Andromeda polifolia.

Subspecies

• Rhagades pruni pruni
• Rhagades pruni callunae Spuler, 1906

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External links

• Lepidoptera of Belgium
• Lepiforum.de
• Vlindernet (in Dutch)

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