Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet - Zygaena lonicerae

Phylum: Arthropoda - Class: Insecta - Order: Lepidoptera - Family: Zygaenidae

Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet Moth

Several species of Burnet moths occur in the UK along with several more subspecies which makes accurate identification difficult.

The Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet flies from early June to the end of July, during the peak flowering time for our native wildflowers which is when the supply of nectar they feed on is most plentiful.

Their habitat is wherever there are plenty of wildflowers - meadows, roadside verges, coastal cliffs and dune systems. They are more active in bright, sunny, warm weather.

The forewing of the Narrow-bordered Five-Spot Burnet Moth ranges between 15 and 19mm.


In Britain and Ireland this moth is both common and widespread..



The larval foodplants of The Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet Moth are Bird's-foot Trefoil, White and Red Clover, Meadow Vetchling and Sainfoin.

Picture: Rob Petley-Jones

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