Zygaena exulans (Hohenwarth, 1792)

Sphinx exulans Hohenwarth, 1792: 265 .

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

CHOROTYPE. — Centralasiatic-European (orophilous).

ECOLOGY. — Natural and semi-natural open herbaceous areas. It is an oreal species, which in the Alps mainly inhabits Carex -meadows (Naumann et al. 1999). Polyphagous.