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Moth

DateTue 2012-07-03

A 5-spot burnet moth, Zygaena trifolii (Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae).  The following image shows that each forewing has 5 red spots:

In the 6-spot burnet moth, Zygaena fillipendulae, the spot nearest the wing-tip is double.

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2012-07-01.

AuthorTristram Brelstaff | CommentPost a Comment |
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