Zygaena trifolii

Five-spot burnet
at Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Zygaenidae
Genus: Zygaena
Species: Z. trifolii
Binomial name
Zygaena trifolii
(Esper, 1783)
Synonyms
  • Sphinx trifolii Esper, 1783
  • Zygaena trifolii vindilisensis Leraut, 2012

Zygaena trifolii, the five-spot burnet, is a moth in the family Zygaenidae. It is found from North Africa, through the western Mediterranean, southern Great Britain and central Europe to Ukraine. It is not found in Scandinavia, the central Alps and Italy.[1]

Larva

The wingspan is 28–33 mm. Adults are on wing from the mid June to the beginning of August in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Lotus uliginosus and Lotus corniculatus. The species overwinters in the larval stage and may overwinter twice.

Subspecies

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