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Burnet Moths

Moths & Butterflies (Lepidoptera) > Moth Families > Zygaenidae - Burnet Moths
Brightly coloured moths with slightly clubbed antenna. Flight is slow and drifting although the wing beats are rapid. The larvae pupates in a a paperlike cocoon, usually on grass stems. Following emergence, the moths seek food and a mate at the earliest opportunity.
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6-Spot Burnet (Zygaena filipendulae). Copyright 2009 Peter Drury<br />
Freshly emerged from the pupae (left) and drying out its wings. This image shows the brown coocoon, black pupae case and of course the moth.
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6-Spot Burnet (Zygaena filipendulae). Copyright 2009 Peter Drury
Freshly emerged from the pupae (left) and drying out its wings. This image shows the brown coocoon, black pupae case and of course the moth.

6Spot Burnet Zygaena filipendulaeMothsnature

  • 22 Jul 2011 6 spot Burnet moth at Portchester Common.
  • 24 Jun 2011. 5-spot Burnet Moth at the Chalk Quarry. Copyright Peter Drury 2011
  • 25 July 2010 - 6 spot Burnet Moth. Copyright Peter Drury 2010
  • 25 July 2010 - Burnet Moth empty pupae shell and paper-like cocoon. Copyright Peter Drury 2010
  • 6-Spot Burnet (Zygaena filipendulae). Copyright 2009 Peter Drury<br />
Freshly emerged from the pupae (left) and drying out its wings. This image shows the brown coocoon, black pupae case and of course the moth.
  • 5-spot Burnet (Zygaena trifolii). Copyright 2009 Peter Drury
  • 5-spot Burnet (Zygaena trifolii). Copyright 2009 Peter Drury<br />
Adults, paperlike cocoon, empty pupae case.
  • 5-spot Burnet (Zygaena trifolii). Copyright 2009 Peter Drury<br />
Here the moth has emerged and, even as the wings are drying, a male has attached himself to her!
  • 5-spot Burnet (Zygaena trifolii). Copyright 2009 Peter Drury<br />
Feeding frenzy of recently emerged moths.
  • 5-spot Burnet (Zygaena trifolii). Copyright 2009 Peter Drury<br />
A pair of Burnet on a grass stem. These moths are so docile that they can be picked up without them attempting to fly away.
  • 5-spot Burnet (Zygaena trifolii). Copyright 2009 Peter Drury<br />
The pupae lies within a papery cocoon. The pupae bursts through before the moth emerges. The moth has already left leaving the empty pupae behind.
  • 6-Spot Burnet (Zygaena filipendulae). Copyright 2009 Peter Drury
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