The flight shot shows the narrow dark border to the hind wing which gives the moth its name, the hindwing of the Five-spot Burnet, which is only found in the south of the country, looks very similar however.
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| Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet |
Sunday, 14 July 2013
Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet
The Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet is very much in evidence around the moorland edges at the moment. Flashes of scarlet can be seen almost anywhere around the moor. The upper photo shows the empty cocoon with the remains of the larval skin. Almost as soon as a female emerges, and sometimes before, the males arrive to start the mating for the next generation.
The flight shot shows the narrow dark border to the hind wing which gives the moth its name, the hindwing of the Five-spot Burnet, which is only found in the south of the country, looks very similar however.
The flight shot shows the narrow dark border to the hind wing which gives the moth its name, the hindwing of the Five-spot Burnet, which is only found in the south of the country, looks very similar however.
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