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Zygaenidae (Procridinae & Zygaeninae)

Folder: Moths by Family
Foresters & Burnets
Six-spot Burnet Mating Pair

Six-spot Burnet Mating Pair

08 Jul 2013 146
These were the first of the year for us, only saw the one pair at the time.
Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet Caterpillar Face

Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet Caterpillar Face

02 Jun 2013 2 244
Shows the detail a bit more of their face.
Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet Caterpillar

Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet Caterpillar

02 Jun 2013 1 263
One of the most common Burnet Moths, and caterpillars I see but I loved his curly-ness.
Six-spot Burnet

Six-spot Burnet

15 Jul 2012 1 110
On White Clover
Forester Moth Posing

Forester Moth Posing

13 Jul 2012 111
Forester

Forester

13 Jul 2012 149
So next time I saw one he actually did stay quite still and hours later was on the same bit of vetch. They are sooo lovely. High Light of my trip I'd say.
Forester Moth

Forester Moth

12 Jul 2012 121
Everyone said, it will just sit there contemplating life, world peace, what ever Foresters do cause they hardly move. Soon as I got near it with the macro lens....poofff It was off..lol
Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet

Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet

23 Jun 2012 87
Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet Caterpillar

Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet Caterpillar

28 May 2012 118
On Vetch
Six-spotted Burnet

Six-spotted Burnet

25 Jul 2011 91
Six-spot Burnet Caterpillar with Wasp Larva

Six-spot Burnet Caterpillar with Wasp Larva

27 Jun 2011 102
Six-spot Burnet Caterpillar Parasitised and Cocoon of Healthy

Six-spot Burnet Caterpillar Parasitised and Cocoon…

27 Jun 2011 147
These should all be pupating now, so any left out, acting odd like this one just sitting have likely been parasitised by some type of Parasitic Wasp.
Six-spot Burnet

Six-spot Burnet

26 Jun 2011 83
Six-spot Burnet

Six-spot Burnet

26 Jun 2011 95
Six-spot Burnet

Six-spot Burnet

26 Jun 2011 83
Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet

Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet

09 Jun 2011 1 117
Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet Head On

Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet Head On

09 Jun 2011 86
47 items in total