The Zygaeninae are a subfamily of the Zygaenidae family of moths. These are day-flying moths. Species of the genus Zygaena are native to the West Palearctic, while the genus Reissita is found on the Arabian Peninsula. They are able to biosynthesise hydrogen cyanide, and their bright patterns are warning colours to potential predators.
Genera Neurosymploca Wallengren, 1858 Praezygaena Alberti, 1954 Reissita Tremewan, 1959 Zutulba Kirby, 1892 Zygaena Fabricius, 1775
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