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Five-spot burnet

Zygaena trifolii (Esper, 1783)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The five-spot burnet (Zygaena trifolii) is a species in the family Zygaenidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the five-spot burnet

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grassland, wetland
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 five-spot burnet live?

Not recorded

Is the five-spot 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 five-spot burnet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyZygaenidae
  6. genusZygaena
  7. SpeciesZygaena trifolii (Esper, 1783)

Synonyms Sphinx orobi, Sphinx pratorum, Sphinx trifolii, Thermophila trifolii, Zygaena abnobae, Zygaena albomaculata, Zygaena apicalimaculata, Zygaena basalis, Zygaena basimaculata, Zygaena basimedioconfluens, Zygaena candida, Zygaena carnea, Zygaena carueli, Zygaena confluens, Zygaena debilia, Zygaena doris, Zygaena flava, Zygaena flavescens, Zygaena glycirrhizae, Zygaena gracilis, Zygaena incarnata, Zygaena lonicerae trifolii, Zygaena marginata, Zygaena medioconfluens, Zygaena minoides, Zygaena minoidesbrunnea, Zygaena minoidesflava, Zygaena omniconfluens, Zygaena orobiflava, Zygaena pallens, Zygaena pauperrima, Zygaena rubescens, Zygaena ruficincta, Zygaena sexmaculata, Zygaena trifolii carueli, Zygaena trifolii subsyracusia, Zygaena trifolii vindilisensis, Zygaena trifolii vogesiaca, Zygaena tripuncta, Zygaena trivittata, Zygaena vogesiaca, Zygaena wagneri

Other names and names in other languages (20)
  • restallonesAsturian
  • Gitaneta de pratCatalan
  • vřetenuška mokřadníCzech
  • Bwrned Pum SmotynWelsh
  • EngkøllesværmerDanish
  • Feuchtwiesen-WidderchenGerman
  • Gitanilla de Cinco PuntosSpanish
  • Zygène des présFrench
  • Vijfvlek-sint-jansvlinderDutch
  • Kraśnik pięcioplamekPolish
  • Zygena-de-cinco-pintasPortuguese
  • Пестрянка клевернаяRussian
  • Vretienka ďatelinováSlovak
  • klöverbastardsvärmareSwedish
  • Bwrnedau Pum SmotynWelsh
  • Kløver-køllesværmerDanish
  • Sumpfhornklee-WidderchenGerman
  • Zygène des CornettesFrench
  • Zygène du trèfleFrench
  • käringtandsbastardsvärmareSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the five-spot burnet

Other species in the same genus Zygaena.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the five-spot burnet?

The five-spot burnet (Zygaena trifolii) belongs to the family Zygaenidae in the order Lepidoptera.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Five-spot burnet (Zygaena trifolii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/five-spot-burnet

MLA

“Five-spot burnet (Zygaena trifolii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/five-spot-burnet.

BibTeX
@misc{five_spot_burnet_2026,
  title = {Five-spot burnet (Zygaena trifolii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/five-spot-burnet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}