Zygaena lonicerae, the narrow-bordered five-spot burnet, is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. The species was first described by Theodor Gottlieb von Scheven in 1777.
Image: Narrow bordered five spot burnet (Zygaena lonicerae) Učka
Image: Zygaena lonicerae Keila
Mating
Both sides
The Zygaenidae moths are a family of Lepidoptera. The majority of zygaenids are tropical, but they are nevertheless quite well represented in temperate regions. Some of the 1000 or so species are commonly known as burnet or forester moths, often qualified by the number of spots, although other families also have 'foresters'. They are also sometimes called smoky moths.
Zygaenidae
Larva showing warning colours, flattening
Zygaena filipendulae
Satin-green forester (Pollanisus viridipulverulenta) found in most of Australia (including temperate Tasmania)