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Zygaena algira is a species of moth in the Zygaenidae family. It is found in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.[1]

Zygaena algira
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Zygaenidae
Genus:	Zygaena
Species:	Z. algira
Binomial name
Zygaena algira Boisduval, 1834
Synonyms
Zygaena bachagha Oberthür, 1916 Zygaena oreodoxa Marten, 1944 Zygaena bornefeldii Burgeff & Reiss, 1973

The larvae feed on Coronilla juncea.[2]

Subspecies

• Zygaena algira algira
• Zygaena algira ifranica Hofmann & G. Reiss, 1981
• Zygaena algira kebirica Reiss, 1944
• Zygaena algira leucopoda Dujardin, 1973
• Zygaena algira telealgira Dujardin, 1973

References

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