The family Zygaenidae comprises the "forester and burnet moths", of which ten species occur in Great Britain:

Subfamily Procridinae

Adscita statices ''Adscita statices'', the green forester, is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is found in Europe, Mongolia and western Russia. Description The wingspan is . The antennae, head, thorax, legs and abdomen are shiny green (the thorax is occasi ...

'', forester — south & centre (local) ‡ * '' Adscita geryon'', cistus forester — south & centre (Nationally Scarce B) * '' Jordanita globulariae'', scarce forester — south (Nationally Scarce A)

Subfamily
Zygaeninae The Zygaeninae are a subfamily of the Zygaenidae family of moths. These are day-flying moths. Species of the genus ''Zygaena'' are native to the West Palearctic, while the genus '' Reissita'' is found on the Arabian Peninsula. They are able to bi ...

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Zygaena exulans ''Zygaena exulans'', the mountain burnet or Scotch burnet, is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. Subspecies Subspecies include: *''Zygaena exulans exulans'' (European Alps) *''Zygaena exulans abruzzina'' Burgeff, 1926 *''Zygaena exulans apfelbeck ...

'', Scotch (or mountain) burnet :* ''Zygaena exulans subochracea'' — eastern Cairngorms (Red Data Book) * ''

Zygaena loti ''Zygaena loti'', the slender Scotch burnet, is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is a diurnal moth characterized by a black body, light colored legs, and red spots on its wings. The caterpillars are a yellow-green color and usually molt out ...

'', slender Scotch burnet ‡ :* ''Zygaena loti scotica'' — islands of Mull &

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(Red Data Book) * '' Zygaena viciae'', New Forest burnet ‡ :* ''Zygaena viciae argyllensis'' — western

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(Red Data Book) :* ''Zygaena viciae ytenensis'' — New Forest (

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Zygaena filipendulae The six-spot burnet (''Zygaena filipendulae'') is a day-flying moth of the family Zygaenidae. Subspecies *''Z. f. altapyrenaica'' Le Charles, 1950 *''Z. f. arctica'' Schneider, 1880 *''Z. f. balcanirosea'' Holik, 1943 *''Z. f. campaniae'' Re ...

'', six-spot burnet :* ''Zygaena filipendulae stephensi'' — throughout Six-spot burnet * '' Zygaena trifolii'', five-spot burnet :* ''Zygaena trifolii decreta'' — south & west-central (local) :* ''Zygaena trifolii palustrella'' — south & east (local) * ''

Zygaena lonicerae ''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. Subspecies *''Zygaena lonicerae lonicerae'' *''Zygaena lonicerae abbast ...

'', narrow-bordered five-spot burnet :* ''Zygaena lonicerae latomarginata'' — England, Wales :* ''Zygaena lonicerae jocelynae'' — island of

Skye The Isle of Skye, or simply Skye (; gd, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach or ; sco, Isle o Skye), is the largest and northernmost of the major islands in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. The island's peninsulas radiate from a mountainous hub dominated b ...

(Red Data Book) * '' Zygaena purpuralis'', transparent burnet :* ''Zygaena purpuralis segontii'' — Lleyn Peninsula (Red Data Book, presumed extinct) :* ''Zygaena purpuralis caledonensis'' — Hebrides (Nationally Scarce A) Species listed in the 2007

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(BAP)Butterfly Conservation, 2007. ''The UK Biodiversity Action Plan – Moths''. Butterfly Conservation, Wareham, UK. 4p. are indicated by a double-dagger symbol (‡).

References

* Waring, Paul, Martin Townsend and Richard Lewington (2003) ''Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland''. British Wildlife Publishing, Hook, UK. {{ISBN, 0-9531399-1-3.

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Britain

Subfamily Procridinae

Subfamily Zygaeninae The Zygaeninae are a subfamily of the Zygaenidae family of moths. These are day-flying moths. Species of the genus ''Zygaena'' are native to the West Palearctic, while the genus '' Reissita'' is found on the Arabian Peninsula. They are able to bi ...

See also

References

Subfamily
Zygaeninae The Zygaeninae are a subfamily of the Zygaenidae family of moths. These are day-flying moths. Species of the genus ''Zygaena'' are native to the West Palearctic, while the genus '' Reissita'' is found on the Arabian Peninsula. They are able to bi ...