Zygaena erythrus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
Zygaena erythrus, common name sluggish burnet, is a species of moth in the family Zygaenidae. This endangered species can be found only in France and Italy. It prefers dry and rocky areas with sparse vegetation and limestone substrate, but it is also present in heathlands, in nutrient-poor grasslands and in broad verges in oak forests with the host plant Eryngium species, from sea level to over 1,500 metres (4,900 ft).
Zygaena erythrus has a wingspan of 25–33 mm. These quite large moths show enlarged and confluent red spots on the forewings, surrounded by black in the distal part. Females are little bigger than males, with a yellow golden dusting and less defined markings. The mature larva is rather dark greyish, with two series of dorsal black spots.
This species is very similar to Zygaena purpuralis, but it has red scales in the axillary area of the forewings, up to a third of the length. Z. erythrus Hbn. (= saportae Boisd... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Zygaena erythrus sighting in Cévennes National Park on a given day, based on 27 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 283rd most-seen of the 996 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Zygaena erythrus in Cévennes National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months. That is one of Cévennes National Park's driest months, with about 35 mm of rain against 260 mm in October.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Zygaena erythrus sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only Cévennes National Park, in our data
Cévennes National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Zygaena erythrus sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Zygaena
The closest relatives of the Zygaena erythrus that you can see in Cévennes National Park (genus Zygaena) are Chalk Burnet (about 20%), Six-Spot Burnet (about 10%) and Zygaena rhadamanthus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Zygaena erythrus is recorded against all the insects logged in Cévennes National Park (27 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
