Bildatlas der Rot- und Grünwidderchen des Alpenraums (Zygaenidae: Zygaeninae, Pro-cridinae, Chalcosiinae)

Bern 2023, geb., 1007 Seiten, über 4000 Abb. The main focus lies on species determination, where genital-morphological characters play a decisive role almost without exception in Forester, and partly also in Burnet Moths. Therefore, detailed notes on genital morphology and the technics of preparation of genitalia are presented in an introductory chapter. In a number of species sev-eral or even numerous specimens could be investigated; so the variation of certain genitalic structures could be documented at least partly. In the species descriptions the following aspects are outlined: Habitus of imagos and last larval stages, genital morphology, feeding plants of caterpillars, subspecies within the alpine region, records in the alpine region and in Switzerland, phenology and altitudinal distribution in Switzerland. In addition, some insights into the art of illustration in older publications, hints to related species and to original descriptions and their authors are given.