Zygaena lonicerae (Scheven, 1777)
Subspecies:
Zygaena lonicerae lonicerae (Scheven, 1777)
Zygaena lonicerae latomarginata (Tutt, 1899)
Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet
54.0090 (B&F: 171)
»Suborder: Glossata
»Superfamily: Zygaenoidea
»Family: Zygaenidae
»Subfamily: Zygaeninae
»Tribe: Zygaenini
A resident species in decline, often common especially on the Downs and along the coast. Widespread but extremely local. Single-brooded, flying mainly from late June to early August. The larval food plant is unrecorded here, but elsewhere is stated as clovers, vetches and trefoils. (Pratt, 2011)
