Species Details

ABH: 54.010

BF: 170

Family: Zygaenidae

Subfamily: Zygaeninae

Taxon: Zygaena trifolii

=Zygaena trifolii f. decreta

=Zygaena trifolii f. palustrella

Authority: (Esper, 1783)

Vernacular: Five-spot Burnet

Account:

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:

Surrey Flight Period: 24 Apr (2022) — 11 Sep (2021)

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

Foodplant: Lotus corniculatus (Common Bird's-foot-trefoil), Lotus pedunculatus (Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil).

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

Status: Least Concern (LC)

UK BAP:

WCA:

Click here to view the full geology map of Surrey.

Verification Grade: 3 — Difficult to identify, an image may be required 🤔🤔
Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/zygaena-trifolii/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 122

Individuals: 137

Earliest Year: 1914

Latest Year: 2024

« Previous Random 🎲 Next »