Six-spot Burnet, Zygaena filipendulae Zygaenidae     Zygaeninae

ABH 54.008
B&F 169   *   Zygaena filipendulae   *   Six-spot Burnet


Common
Wingspan: 30-38mm

Season: Day-flying, June-September
Habitat: Often coastal but also found in meadows and woodland clearings

Larval food plant: Bird's-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus)



Six-spot Burnet, Zygaena filipendulae

Six-spot Burnet, Zygaena filipendulae

Six-spot Burnet, Zygaena filipendulae

Six-spot Burnet, Zygaena filipendulae
Six-spot Burnet, Zygaena filipendulae
Badbury Rings, Dorset. Adult August 2012, larva June 2014

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