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Zygaena

Zygaena trifolii

Notes:

Sierra de Gredos

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago
Five-spot burnet Moth
Zygaena trifolii


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12 Comments

Isabela
Isabela 12 years ago

@bayucca. Thank you so much for all the research you've been doing. Yes, Zygaena lonicerae looks more similar to the one I spotted.

bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago

I have done some research and Zygaena lonicerae lives in that area...
Please check yourself, I have some troubles to separate the two...
http://www.lepiforum.de/cgi-bin/lepiwiki...
http://www.lepiforum.de/cgi-bin/lepiwiki...
I would also slightly tend to question my first ID...

Isabela
Isabela 12 years ago

Thank you bayucca. I've done some research and Zygaena trifolii lives in that area.

bayucca
bayucca 12 years ago

I do a very pragmatic ID: Five-spot burnet. I do not have the time to do some research, I just swa 5 spots ;-)...

Isabela
Isabela 12 years ago

Thank you Eulalia.

eulalia rubio
eulalia rubio 12 years ago

¡Qué bonita!

Isabela
Isabela 12 years ago

Thank you for your comments. Yes, these moths have beautiful colours.

Janice Parr
Janice Parr 12 years ago

What unusual colours in an insect, lovely spotting.

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 12 years ago

it looks like it has hearts on its wings!! Good one for Valentines Day!

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 12 years ago

amazing colors!

Isabela
Isabela 12 years ago

Thank you!

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Lovely!

Isabela
Spotted by
Isabela

Castilla y León, Spain

Spotted on Jul 22, 2011
Submitted on Feb 5, 2012

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