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Tag Archives: Burnet moths

Fives and sixes

23 Saturday Jul 2022

Posted by sconzani in flowers, insects, wildflowers

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5-spot Burnet moth, 6-spot Burnet moth, British wildflowers, Burnet moths, Burnet moths on pink flowers, pink wildflowers

There’s just something about pink flowers that Burnet moths find enticing. Whether they be thistles or Red clover or Knapweed, the 5-spots and the 6-spots seem to prefer them.

220725 burnet moths

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Six-spots love Ragwort

10 Tuesday Jul 2018

Posted by sconzani in flowers, insects, nature, wildflowers

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British moths, Burnet moths, moths on ragwort, Ragwort, Six-spot burnet

Self-evident, really. Nom, nom, nom!

180712 Six-spot burnet moths on ragwort(2)

180712 Six-spot burnet moths on ragwort(1)
180712 Six-spot burnet moths on ragwort(3)
180712 Six-spot burnet moths on ragwort(5)
180712 Six-spot burnet moths on ragwort(6)

180712 Six-spot burnet moths on ragwort(4)

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