Zygaena purpuralis
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Zygaena purpuralis, the transparent burnet, is a moth of the family Zygaenidae.
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Zygaena purpuralis. Illustration from Europas bekannteste Schmetterlinge, Plate IX (c. 1895)
Figs. Figs. 4a Anthrocera minos var. nubigena = Zygaena purpuralis (Brünnich, 1763) larvae before last moult 4 larvae after last moult
Zygaenidae
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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.
Larva showing warning colours, flattening
Zygaena filipendulae
Satin-green forester (Pollanisus viridipulverulenta) found in most of Australia (including temperate Tasmania)