Zygaena filipendulae (Linnaeus, 1758)

Sphinx filipendulae Linnaeus, 1758: 494 .

FIRST RECORD FOR THE VALDIERI AREA. — Turati & Verity (1912).

CHOROTYPE. — Turanic-European.

ECOLOGY. — Natural and semi-natural open herbaceous areas. It inhabits a variety of habitats from open woodland to alpine meadows (Naumann et al. 1999). Known lhp belong to the genera Lotus and Dorycnium .