six-spot burnet – tonydavisonphotography.com

54.008 BF0169 – Six-spot Burnet – Zygaenidae – Zygaena filipendulae

Six-spot Burnet – Zygaenidae – Zygaeninae – Zygaena filipendulae – colour code • STATUS – A fairly common and attractive species found in Derbyshire Dales and suitable rough grassland of the southern low-land areas of the county. A typical day flying moth of the summer months often many feeding on knap-weeds & thistles. ID POINTERS – The moth is diagnostic, being the only British Burnet to have six crimson red spots on each forewing. FLIGHT PERIOD – On the wing June – July. IMAGES – Six-spot Burnet – by Tony Davison©; Bryan Barnacle© […]

Warm Weather at Last – 21st July 2012

2012, British Butterflies No Responses »

Jul 212012

At last, some warm sunshine has arrived after almost continuous dull grey and wet weather for what must have been 8 weeks or more. Most reservoirs in my county of Derbyshire are now classed as 99.5% full. To-day I joined Barrie, Anita & Elliott on a Butterfly walk around Foremark Reservoir. The walk was attended by 4 other people and was designed to be a fairly low key event. The weather & air temperture were both ideal, so it was going to be rather interesting to see what butterflies would be on the wing and in what kind […]