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Burnet Moth

Zygaena fausta

Description:

Day flying moth with red striped abdomen. Caterpillars eat a variety of low growing legumes: Vetches etc http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zygaena_fau...

Habitat:

Coastal scrub


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7 Comments

KarenL
KarenL a year ago

Gorgeous!

Daniel-CR
Daniel-CR a year ago

Very beautiful !!!

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar a year ago

Just try to Edit and fill details as required... in description why you shoot this and your view of this organism...!!

craigwilliams
craigwilliams a year ago

Will do Ashish - when I get a minute. Getting hassled by my better half to spend more time looking for a job at the mo'! What in particular did you want to know?

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar a year ago

Craig.. Request you to add story of this spotting in description... This is really a Great spotting for me...!!

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar a year ago

Assign to Red mission too...

Very Nice.

Níjar, Andalucía, Spain

Lat: 36.88, Long: -2.00

Spotted on Apr 3, 2011
Submitted on Oct 8, 2011

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