The fire grid burnet (''Arniocera erythropyga'') is a day-flying

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

of the family Zygaenidae found in

Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Mozam ...

and

Malawi Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast ...

Mozambique Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi ...

and

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...

. This moth looks different from other burnets, mainly because of its colours. The common name of this moth refers to its fore wing pattern of black-edged, red bands on a metallic blue-green ground colour. The hind wing is pinkish red with a broad, marginal band of black. Males have hairs covering their head.

References

*David Carter. ''Eyewitness Handbooks on Butterflies and Moths'' 1995. * Retrieved April 20, 2018. Zygaenidae Lepidoptera of Malawi Lepidoptera of Mozambique Lepidoptera of South Africa Lepidoptera of Zimbabwe Moths of Sub-Saharan Africa Moths described in 1860 {{Zygaenidae-stub cs:Vřetenuška tužebníková da:Seksplettet køllesværmer de:Sechsfleck-Widderchen fr:Zygène de la spirée lt:Vingiorykštinis marguolis nl:Sint-Jansvlinder sk:Vretienka obyčajná