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Eastern burnet

Zygaena carniolica (Scopoli, 1763)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The eastern burnet (Zygaena carniolica) is a species in the family Zygaenidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the eastern burnet

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grassland
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Active
By day (diurnal)
Generations a year
One
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the eastern burnet live?

Not recorded

Is the eastern burnet endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the eastern burnet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyZygaenidae
  6. genusZygaena
  7. SpeciesZygaena carniolica (Scopoli, 1763)

Synonyms Sphinx carniolica, Sphinx onobrychis, Zygaena alba, Zygaena amoena, Zygaena asymetrica, Zygaena azona, Zygaena bohatschi, Zygaena carinthiae, Zygaena cingulata, Zygaena confluens, Zygaena croatica, Zygaena dealbata, Zygaena dichroma, Zygaena drastichi, Zygaena dupuyi, Zygaena flaveola, Zygaena gottscheeina, Zygaena gradiscana, Zygaena grossi, Zygaena herzegovinea, Zygaena histria, Zygaena horvathi, Zygaena influens, Zygaena jadrana, Zygaena kautzi, Zygaena laticincta, Zygaena leonhardiana, Zygaena luteola, Zygaena melusina, Zygaena microhistria, Zygaena nigra, Zygaena octonotata, Zygaena onobrychis, Zygaena philamoena, Zygaena posterolineata, Zygaena pseudoberolinensis, Zygaena pseudoleonhardi, Zygaena rhodeophaia, Zygaena rubrothoracalis, Zygaena securigera, Zygaena styriaca, Zygaena totanigra, Zygaena totirubra, Zygaena transiensnigra, Zygaena vangeli, Zygaena vellayi

Other names and names in other languages (22)
  • Crepuscular burnetEnglish
  • gitaneta de la c vermellaCatalan
  • vřetenuška ligrusováCzech
  • Krainer WidderchenGerman
  • Silmik-verikireslaneEstonian
  • Zygène du sainfoinFrench
  • fehérgyűrűs csüngőlepkeHungarian
  • Zigena della CarniolaItalian
  • カルニオリカベニモンマダラJapanese
  • Esparsetu raibspārnisLatvian
  • Oogvlek-sint-jansvlinderDutch
  • kraśnik karynckiPolish
  • Пестрянка глазчатаяRussian
  • Vretienka vičencováSlovak
  • kranjska ivanjščicaSlovenian
  • Красик астрагаловийUkrainian
  • Esparsetten-WidderchenGerman
  • Zygène de la carnioleFrench
  • Oogvlek-sintjans-vlinderDutch
  • Kraśnik rzęsinowiecPolish
  • Пестрянка эспарцетоваяRussian
  • Строкатка астрагаловаUkrainian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the eastern burnet

Other species in the same genus Zygaena.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the eastern burnet?

The eastern burnet (Zygaena carniolica) belongs to the family Zygaenidae in the order Lepidoptera.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Eastern burnet (Zygaena carniolica). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/eastern-burnet

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BibTeX
@misc{eastern_burnet_2026,
  title = {Eastern burnet (Zygaena carniolica)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/eastern-burnet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}