
St Jansvlinder - Six-Spot Burnet Moth - Zygaena filipendulae
This is the commonest of Britain's day-flying Burnet moths, and is found throughout Britain, with a coastal bias in the North. Occupying meadows, woodland clearings and sea-cliffs, it flies from June to August.
The larvae feed mainly on bird's-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus).
Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
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Uploaded Dec 4, 2018. Captured Jun 29, 2018 16:07 in Mestweg, Empe, Netherlands.
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