Cocoon and pupal case of a Six Spot Burnet Moth, Zygaena filipendulae, on a thistle stalk.

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The yellow cocoon and black pupal case of a six spot Burnet moth Zygaena filipendulae hanging on a stalk of cirsium ravens or creeping thistle.

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Size: 3264px × 4928px
Photo credit: © Miriam Heppell / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 6, arvense, biodiversity, black, burnet, case, cirsium, cocoon, creeping, day, essex, filipendulae, grasslands, hanging, hatched, insect, insects, meadows, moth, nature, newly, papery, pupa, pupal, remains, spot, stalk, summer, thistle, time, yellow, zygaena