Six-spot burnet caterpillar (Zygaena filipendulae) on a green-winged orchid flower (Anacamptis morio). This is the larva of the six-spot burnet moth.

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Six-spot burnet caterpillar (Zygaena filipendulae) on a green-winged orchid flower (Anacamptis morio). This is the larva of the six-spot burnet moth. It feeds mainly on bird's-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus).

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