Zygaena romeo Duponchel, 1835

Zygaena romeo Duponchel, 1835: 131 .

FIRST RECORD FOR THE VALDIERI AREA. — Balletto E. 1989 pers. coll. (Terme di Valdieri, 1300 m).

CHOROTYPE. — S European.

ECOLOGY. — broadleaved forests, shady clearings. It usually occurs in local and small colonies (Naumann et al. 1999). Known lhp are Lathyrus, Vicia .