Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet

A flight shot of the Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet - showing the narrow border to the hind wing. Probably easier to separate it from the Five-spot Burnet on distribution, the latter is restricted to the south coast.

Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet

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.

Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet

Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet

Came across this Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet resting on heather this morning. They can be quite common on the moor flying on sunny days but have been scarce during the last few years.

Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet