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Six Spot Burnet

Zygaena filipendulae

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bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago
Six-spot Burnet
Zygaena filipendulae Six-spot Burnet


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bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

The Cinnabar has larger wings and only one or two spots and a long red stripe. These are from the Arctiidae family. Zygaena is an own family (Zygaenidae).
Nice spotting anyway!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnabar_mo...

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

Beautiful! You could add this to the moths of the world mission.

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SonjaGoofy-Girl

Wales, United Kingdom

Spotted on Aug 25, 2009
Submitted on Aug 25, 2012

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