Six-spot Burnet- Zygaena filipendulae

[Chocky]

Very tiny flash of bright red . A day flying moth toxic to birds hence the vivid Red and Black

[rolf]

Well done Beryl.

[Chocky]

Thank you Rolf

[Catherine]

Lovely photos, Beryl, especially the first one!

I remember Burnet Moths from holidays in Scarborough when I was young. The flowers on the grass-covered parts of the sea cliff slopes were covered with them!

[Chocky]

Thanks Catherine.
When I was at Jubilee Country Park in Kent last week I wandering over the common and all of a sudden hundreds suddenly emerged a ff they had all dried out together and were flying off. It was really weird. Couldn't catch a single one thy were so fast and very tiny