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Six-spot Burnet
Zygaena filipendulae (Linnaeus, 1758)
Zygaenidae: Zygaeninae
169 / 54.008
Photo © Trevor Goodfellow,  10/07/2020 - Green Farm, Thurston

Similar Suffolk Species: None
Forewing: 15-19mm.
Flight: One generation. June-Aug.
Foodplant:   Common Bird's-foot-trefoil.
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 2

Morley's Final Catalogue: Pastures are now so rarely allowed to be rough that this species can no longer be termed 'common' as in 1890. Along the coast it is enabled to persist upon the cliff-slopes at Felixstow, Dunwich, Burgh castle, &c.; but inland it is become very local indeed.

Recent Suffolk status: Common and widespread.

Life history: Single-brooded, flying in summer.

Identification: The only Burnet with six spots on the wings. Form with yellow spots very rarely observed.

Habitats: Grasslands, road verges, woodland rides.

Recorded in 52 (90%) of 58 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1922.
Last Recorded in 2023.

Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
22/08/2023125TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham
20/08/2023125TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham
14/08/2023125TM24 - Woodbridge/Martlesham
12/08/2023225TM46 - Minsmere/Leiston
03/08/2023226TL84 - Sudbury/Glemsford
Further info: Zygaena filipendulae
 
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