Zygaenidae

insect family

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In lepidopteran: Annotated classification
Family Zygaenidae (burnet and forester moths) More than 1,000 species, mainly in subtropical and tropical Asia and Palearctic regions; adults usually diurnal flower visitors, with bright colours and strong proboscises; strongly protected by high concentrations of hydrogen cyanide in blood; larvae are leaf skeletonizers; related families:…
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