five-spot burnet
zygaena trifolii latin

The Five-spot Burnet (Zygaena trifolii) is a moth in the family Zygaenidae.

Five-spot Burnet (Zygaena trifolii)

The forewings are dark metallic green with 6 vivid red spots (sometimes the spots are merged causing possible confusion with other species such as Five-spot Burnet).

It is rare or absent from Britain, the Netherlands and Belgium, where related species include the similarly aposematic Five-spot Burnet and the Six-spot Burnet.

Five-spot Burnet (Zygaena trifolii)