Variable burnet moth
Zygaena ephialtes
Burnet moths
(Zygaenidae)
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Slender black forewing with 5 or 6 spots, mostly red but can be yellow or white. The hindwing same colour as the spots and a black edge. ⇔ wsp. 30-40 mm LA: ≈ Very similar to the ZYGAENA FILIPENDULAE (Six-spot burnet) and other family members, all are black with red spots. Only the yellow and white individuals are easily distinguished.
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< 40 mm
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3 LookAlikes (LA):
Six-spot burnet
Slender Scotch burnet
Zygaena transalpina [L.]
Variable burnet moth
Variabele Sint-Jansvlinder
Veränderliches Rotwidderchen
Zygène de la coronille
Zygaena ephialtes [L.]
Zygaena ephialtes [L.]
Zygaena ephialtes [L.]
Zygaena ephialtes [L.]
Zygaena ephialtes [L.]
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