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Six-spot Burnet
Zygaena filipendulae (Linnaeus, 1758)
Zygaenidae: Zygaeninae
169 / 54.008
Photo © Andy Banthorpe,  Totternhoe Knolls NR 27/07/2003

Similar Bedfordshire Species: None
Forewing: 15-19mm.
Flight: One generation. June-Aug.
Foodplant:   Common Bird's-foot-trefoil.
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1

Bedfordshire status
Common resident

Verification Grade Comment: Acceptable flight time in county: 1 June to 20 August - a photo will be required if reported outside these dates

Recorded in 21 (95%) of 22 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1904.
Last Recorded in 2024.
Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
10/08/20243530SP92 - Leighton Buzzard, Totternhoe
10/08/20241230SP92 - Leighton Buzzard, Totternhoe
20/07/2024+30TL04 - Bedford (South), Kempston
23/06/2024130TL04 - Bedford (South), Kempston
19/06/2024130TL02 - Luton, Sundon, Toddington
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