Status
Morley's Final Catalogue: Distinctly rare; unnoticed since 1890, when it was known from Foxhall heath (MI), where it is certainly extinct; Beccles (Crf) and, in the west at Tuddenham (J.H. Jenner), where innumerable collectors have worked recently.
Recent Suffolk status: Local. Most records of burnets with five spots in Suffolk will be this species.
Life history: Single-brooded, flying in summer.
Identification: Very similar to Five-spot burnet, which is very rare in the county and only found at fenland sites where Greater birds-foot trefoil occurs. Middle pair of spots are very rarely merged, whilst this is a very common feature in Five-spot. Narrow-bordered five spot burnet has longer and narrower forewings but this feature is subtle. Larvae of Narrow-bordered have distinctive long hairs.
Habitats: Grasslands, road verges, woodland rides.Verification Grade Comment: Difficult to identify as adults either in the field or under the microscope  | Determination by Genitalia Examination Required | |
Recorded in 24 (41%) of 58 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1994.
Last Recorded in 2023.
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