54.008 BF0169 - Six-spot Burnet - Zygaenidae - Zygaena filipendulae

54.008 BF0169 - Zygaenidae - Zygaena filipendulae - Six-spot Burnet

Adult Macro: CAT 1 - Distinctive species unlikely to be confused with others -

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- Generally Common / Widespread

Taxonomy: Macro >> Zygaenidae

ID Difficulty: green

- easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.

ID pointers: The moth is diagnostic, being the only British Burnet to have six crimson red spots on each forewing.

Distribution: A fairly common and attractive species found in Derbyshire Dales and suitable rough grassland of the southern low-land areas of the county. A typical day flying moth of the summer months often many feeding on knap-weeds & thistles.

Flight Period: June / July / - On the wing June – July. one generation – adults visit thistles and knapweeds

*** Last updated on 10 March 2025 by RP ***

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Forewing: 15-19mm

Food Plant: Mainly Common Bird’s-foot Trefoil

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IMAGES BELOW: Six-spot Burnet – by Tony Davison © and Bryan Barnacle ©

Six-spot Burnet – Zygaena filipendulae