54.008 BF169

Six-Spot Burnet Zygaena filipendulae

(Linnaeus, 1758)

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Wingspan 30-38 mm.

This is the commonest of Britain's day-flying Burnet moths, and is found throughout Britain, with a coastal bias in the North.

Occupying meadows, woodland clearings and sea-cliffs, it flies from June to August.

The larvae feed mainly on bird's-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus).

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Flight period

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Records per month

Month	Records
January	13
February	4
March	9
April	26
May	371
June	7,633
July	25,059
August	6,600
September	142
October	25
November	3
December	71