[2] This species can bes found in south and southwest Alpine areas, in southern France, in the eastern Pyrenees and in most of Italy.

[3] These moths live on bushy forest edge with poor grassland, at an elevation of 500–1,500 metres (1,600–4,900 ft) above sea level.

The basic color of the forewings is dark blue, with various red markings.

[5] This species is very similar to Zygaena osterodensis, but in the latter the five red spots are almost always confluent into each other forming two parallel stripes.

They are fully grown between late April and early June, depending on altitude.