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Zygaena transalpina There does not seem to exist a common name in English - I would call it something like the &ldquo;Alpine six-spot burnet&rdquo;.<br />
It it quite similar in appearance to the six-spot burnet (Zygaena filipendulae), but has a sharper separation of the six red dots, and a clearer red area with a sharp separation to the black fringe on the underwing (not seen in this picture, obviously).<br />
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For comparison, the dots on Z. filipendulae are often less clearly separated:<br />
<figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/1946/the_six-spot_burnet_-_zygaena_filipendulae.html" title="The Six-spot Burnet - Zygaena filipendulae"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/21/1946_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=J2y7F1QyGS%2BQwiaDyyZVQ4CgOzU%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="The Six-spot Burnet - Zygaena filipendulae The Six-spot Burnet is found throughout Europe. They are day-flying insects and they are brightly coloured. Geotagged,Insects,Macro,Moth,Six-spot Burnet,The Netherlands,Zygaena filipendulae" /></a></figure><br />
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<figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/126247/six-spot_burnet_-_zygaena_filipendulae.html" title="Six-spot burnet - Zygaena filipendulae"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2298/126247_thumb.JPG?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=XBx3CADJzbumA8Yu%2Bfl%2Fj1%2BsiZw%3D" width="200" height="158" alt="Six-spot burnet - Zygaena filipendulae Blanc-Nez, France (July, 2016).  France,Geotagged,Six-spot burnet,Summer,Zygaena filipendulae" /></a></figure> Deutschland,Falter,Geotagged,Insekt,Italy,Schmetterling,Summer,Tiere,Zygaena transalpina,butterfly,mariposa Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Zygaena transalpina

There does not seem to exist a common name in English - I would call it something like the “Alpine six-spot burnet”.
It it quite similar in appearance to the six-spot burnet (Zygaena filipendulae), but has a sharper separation of the six red dots, and a clearer red area with a sharp separation to the black fringe on the underwing (not seen in this picture, obviously).

For comparison, the dots on Z. filipendulae are often less clearly separated:

The Six-spot Burnet - Zygaena filipendulae The Six-spot Burnet is found throughout Europe. They are day-flying insects and they are brightly coloured. Geotagged,Insects,Macro,Moth,Six-spot Burnet,The Netherlands,Zygaena filipendulae

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Six-spot burnet - Zygaena filipendulae Blanc-Nez, France (July, 2016).  France,Geotagged,Six-spot burnet,Summer,Zygaena filipendulae

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  1. Great shot! Posted one month ago
  2. The common name seems to be "Transalpine Burnet Moth". Posted one month ago

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''Zygaena transalpina'' is a moth of the family Zygaenidae.

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
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Uploaded Jul 11, 2025. Captured Jul 5, 2025 16:49 in Via Santuario d'Oropa, 465, 13900 Biella BI, Italy.
  • Canon EOS R5
  • f/8.0
  • 1/160s
  • ISO200
  • 105mm