Five spot burnet moth

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Five spot burnet (Zygaena trifolii) resting on the flowers of tufted vetch in a calcareous grassland habitat. There is a single generation each year with the flight period from July to August. This day flying moth is a member of the Zygaenidae family and is found in the southern half of the UK. The larval food is birds-foot trefoil. Photographed in Somerset, UK, in July.

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Photo credit: © HEATH MCDONALD/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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