2015

TQ2072 : Six-spot burnet moth (Zygaena filipendulae) on thistle

taken 9 years ago, near to Ham, Richmond Upon Thames, England

Six-spot burnet moth (Zygaena filipendulae) on thistle
Six-spot burnet moth (Zygaena filipendulae) on thistle
A common enough species, but to me there's always something exotic about those colours. Around this thistle clump on Pond Slade a number of burnets were active, with meadow browns and skippers for company.

Richmond Park is a National Nature Reserve.

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TQ2072, 208 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Stefan Czapski   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 30 July, 2015   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 4 August, 2015
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 2007 7244 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:26.2944N 0:16.4351W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 2007 7244
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North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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