Lepidoptera

Zygaenidae

Burnet Moths

Almost all of the Zygaenidae are conspicuous, day-flying moths.  Their bright, starkly contrasting colours advertise to would-be predators that they are distasteful, with most species storing, or being able to synthesise, cyanide compounds within their bodies at all stages of their life-cycle.

Forester sp.
Procridinae sp.

6-spot Burnet
Zygaena filipendulae

Zygaena contaminei