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RoyW Thanks for your correction! Looking at the two it is definitely the 6-spot not the 5-spot burnet. Here are a few details I learned about the Six-spot Burnet. It occupies meadows, woodland clearings and sea-cliffs and it flies from June to August. The larvae feed mainly on bird's-foot trefoil.

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These are actually SIX-spot Burnet moths not Narrow Five-spot Burnets (or Five-spot Burnets). Google both species and compare images - but remember that a lot of ID's on the web are incorrect. The spot near where the wing joins the body (which is divided by a thin green line) counts as two spots - meaning that there are six spots on each wing. Six spots on each wing = Six-spot Burnet.

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Thanks Moni The photograph was taken by a friend whilst on holiday and she had been trying to identify the moth. I will pass on your comments to her. Many thanks.

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Your photo is of a Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet Moth. This is one of the day flying tiger moths in the UK. It is one of the most common occurring of this genus in much of England except the south-west, and south Wales. It occupies grassland, chalk downland and sea-cliffs. The larva eats plants such as clover and vetch. The adults fly in the daytime, visiting various flowers, during June and July.

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