Five-spot Burnet Moth   Zygyaena trifolii

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In a field as full of Marbled White (Melanargia galathea) as I've ever seen this little moth settled on a Serratula tinctoria (Saw-wort) flower. We were lucky, the south west is one of its haunts and it flies in July and August.

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Five-spot Burnet Moth Zygyaena trifolii

Greena Moor reserve, Cornwall 20th July 2008

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Five-spot Burnet Moth Zygyaena trifolii

Greena Moor reserve, Cornwall 20th July 2008

Added on 17th December 2008, updated June 3rd 2010

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