Six-spot burnet

Six-spot burnet moth
Adult of Zygaena filipendulae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Zygaenidae
Genus: Zygaena
Species:
Z. filipendulae
Binomial name
Zygaena filipendulae
Synonyms
  • Sphinx filipendulae Linnaeus, 1758
  • Sphinx maior Esper, 1794
  • Sphinx polygalae Esper, 1783
  • Sphinx stoechadis Borkhausen, 1793
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The six-spot burnet (Zygaena filipendulae) is a day-flying moth of the family Zygaenidae.