Six spot Burnet Moth Zygaena filipendulae
This is a common day flying moth: the six spot Burnet. You can see it on a variety of flowers. Here is is on Centaurea scabiosa (Greater Knapweed), in the enlargement on Echium vulgare and I have seen a good many on Thymus polytrichus (Thyme). The food plant is supposed to be Lotus corniculatus (Common Bird's-foot-Trefoil) but I have yet to see any on this common flower
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| Six spot Burnet Moth Zygaena filipendulae |
Breckland, 12th July 2003
Added on November 10th 2004, amended on Feb 5th 05, updated 27th Jun 08, Nov 6th 08, updated 3rd Jun 10