Species Details

ABH: 54.009

BF: 171

Family: Zygaenidae

Subfamily: Zygaeninae

Taxon: Zygaena lonicerae

=Zygaena lonicerae insularis

=Zygaena lonicerae jocelynae

=Zygaena lonicerae latomarginata

Authority: (Scheven, 1777)

Vernacular: Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet

Account: Subspecies latomarginata common on grassland, chalk downland and sea cliffs throughout much of England (but largely absent from the south-west) and southern Wales The differences between this species and Five-spot Burnet are comparative and slight, but in lonicerae forewing is longer and more pointed, leading corner of hindwing is more pointed and black border of hindwing is narrower, but a number of specimens of each may be needed in order to see these differences. Larva feeds on Meadow Vetchling, Red Clover, Sainfoin, Greater Bird's-foot Trefoil, White Clover and Bitter Vetchling.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 22 — 40 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 6 Jun (1997) — 7 Aug (2010)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant: Lathyrus linifolius (Bitter-vetch), Lathyrus pratensis (Meadow Vetchling), Lotus corniculatus (Common Bird's-foot-trefoil), Lotus pedunculatus (Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil), Onobrychis viciifolia (Sainfoin), Trifolium pratense (Red Clover), Trifolium repens (White Clover).

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Least Concern (LC)

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/zygaena-lonicerae/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 112

Individuals: 12

Earliest Year: 1945

Latest Year: 2024

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