
Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet
Very similar to and sometimes difficult to distinguish from the Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet. Consequently, the distribution of the Five-spot Burnet is imperfectly known. In general, the forewing of the Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet is longer and more pointed, the upper angle of the hindwing being more pointed and the black border of the hindwing being narrower than those of the Five-spot Burnet. Rarely the red colour is replaced by yellow.
Sometimes found commonly, the moth flies with a slow buzzing flight during sunshine and visits a range of flowers.
Subspecies palustrella feeds on Common Bird’s-foot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus). The caterpillar of subspecies decreta feeds on Greater Bird’s-foot Trefoil (Lotus uliginosus).
Damp neutral grassland, limestone grassland, chalk downland, breck grassland, sandy heathland, sand dunes, woodland rides and clearings
Five-spot Burnet - creaturesnapper
creaturesnapper
Five-spot Burnet - Frank Vassen
Frank Vassen
Five-spot Burnet - Heath McDonald
Heath McDonald
Five-spot Burnet (male & female) - Heath McDonald
Five-spot Burnet (male & female) - Heath McDonald
Five-spot Burnet (caterpillar) - gailhampshire
gailhampshire
Five-spot Burnet (caterpillar) - gailhampshire
gailhampshire
Five-spot Burnet (caterpillar) - Ann Collier
Ann Collier
Five-spot Burnet (cocoon) - Ann Collier
Ann Collier