Zygaenidae (Burnet Moths)

Family

Burnet Moths

Zygaenidae

38 species in our catalog · found in 31 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderLepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
FamilyZygaenidae (Burnet Moths)

Species in this group

Mountain Burnet

Zygaena exulans

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Transalpine Burnet Moth

Zygaena transalpina

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Six-Spot Burnet

Zygaena filipendulae

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Chalk Burnet

Zygaena fausta

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Red Slug Caterpillar

Eterusia aedea

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Orange-Patched Smoky Moth

Malthaca dimidiata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Histia flabellicornis

Histia flabellicornis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Narrow-Bordered Five-Spot Burnet

Zygaena lonicerae

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Transparent Burnet

Zygaena purpuralis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Zygaena osterodensis

Zygaena osterodensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Slender Scotch Burnet

Zygaena loti

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Crepuscular Burnet

Zygaena carniolica

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Drury's Jewel

Cyclosia papilionaris

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Zygaena sarpedon

Zygaena sarpedon

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Five-Spot Burnet

Zygaena trifolii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Green Forester Moth

Adscita statices

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Arachotia hohuanshanensis

Arachotia hohuanshanensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Satin-Green Forester

Pollanisus viridipulverulenta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

New Forest Burnet

Zygaena viciae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Zygaena rhadamanthus

Zygaena rhadamanthus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Almond-Tree Leaf Skeletonizer Moth

Aglaope infausta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Zygaena erythrus

Zygaena erythrus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Clelea nigroviridis

Clelea nigroviridis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Zygaena romeo

Zygaena romeo

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Zygaena occitanica

Zygaena occitanica

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Zygaena hilaris

Zygaena hilaris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Zygaena lavandulae

Zygaena lavandulae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Blue-Spotted Jewel Moth

Cyclosia midama

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Campylotes maculosa

Campylotes maculosa

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth

Harrisina americana

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Western Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth

Harrisina metallica

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pollanisus trimacula

Pollanisus trimacula

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Clemens' False Skeletonizer

Acoloithus falsarius

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Variable Burnet

Zygaena ephialtes

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Zygaena anthyllidis

Zygaena anthyllidis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Neurosymploca geertsemai

Neurosymploca geertsemai

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Neurosymploca kushaica

Neurosymploca kushaica

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Neurosymploca naumanniola

Neurosymploca naumanniola

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~10%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Burnet Moths

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	9 of 38	~80%
	Mountain Burnet			~30%
	Transalpine Burnet Moth			~30%
	Narrow-Bordered Five-Spot Burnet			~20%
	Slender Scotch Burnet			~20%
	Chalk Burnet			~10%
	Crepuscular Burnet			~10%
	Zygaena romeo			~10%
	Zygaena occitanica			~10%
	Zygaena hilaris			~10%
2	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	7 of 38	~80%
	Mountain Burnet			~40%
	Transalpine Burnet Moth			~30%
	Slender Scotch Burnet			~20%
	Crepuscular Burnet			~20%
	Narrow-Bordered Five-Spot Burnet			~10%
	Six-Spot Burnet			~10%
	Almond-Tree Leaf Skeletonizer Moth			~10%
3	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	5 of 38	~70%
	Mountain Burnet			~40%
	Six-Spot Burnet			~30%
	Narrow-Bordered Five-Spot Burnet			~20%
	Transalpine Burnet Moth			~20%
	New Forest Burnet			~10%
4	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	12 of 38	~70%
	Chalk Burnet			~20%
	Six-Spot Burnet			~10%
	Zygaena rhadamanthus			~10%
	Slender Scotch Burnet			~10%
	Zygaena erythrus			~10%
	Transalpine Burnet Moth			~10%
	Zygaena romeo			~10%
	Zygaena occitanica			~10%
	Zygaena lavandulae			~10%
	Crepuscular Burnet			~10%
	Variable Burnet			<5%
	Zygaena hilaris			<5%
5	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	18 of 38	~70%
	Six-Spot Burnet			~10%
	Transalpine Burnet Moth			~10%
	Narrow-Bordered Five-Spot Burnet			~10%
	Transparent Burnet			~10%
	Chalk Burnet			~10%
	Zygaena osterodensis			~10%
	Five-Spot Burnet			~10%
	Slender Scotch Burnet			~10%
	Zygaena occitanica			<5%
	Zygaena rhadamanthus			<5%
	Mountain Burnet			<5%
	Zygaena lavandulae			<5%
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6	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	4 of 38	~50%
	Narrow-Bordered Five-Spot Burnet			~20%
	Transparent Burnet			~20%
	Zygaena osterodensis			~20%
	Six-Spot Burnet			~20%
7	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	5 of 38	~50%
	Transalpine Burnet Moth			~20%
	Crepuscular Burnet			~20%
	Narrow-Bordered Five-Spot Burnet			~10%
	Slender Scotch Burnet			~10%
	Six-Spot Burnet			~10%
8	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	5 of 38	~50%
	Red Slug Caterpillar			~20%
	Arachotia hohuanshanensis			~10%
	Histia flabellicornis			~10%
	Clelea nigroviridis			~10%
	Campylotes maculosa			~10%
9	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	4 of 38	~30%
	Zygaena sarpedon			~10%
	Five-Spot Burnet			~10%
	Zygaena lavandulae			~10%
	Zygaena hilaris			<5%
10	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	2 of 38	~30%
	Transalpine Burnet Moth			~20%
	Narrow-Bordered Five-Spot Burnet			~10%
11	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 38	~30%
	Orange-Patched Smoky Moth			~20%
	Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth			<5%
	Clemens' False Skeletonizer			<5%
12	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 38	~20%
	Orange-Patched Smoky Moth			~10%
	Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth			~10%
	Clemens' False Skeletonizer			~10%
13	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 38	~20%
	Chalk Burnet			~10%
	Narrow-Bordered Five-Spot Burnet			~10%
14	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 38	~20%
	Six-Spot Burnet			~10%
	Green Forester Moth			<5%
	Slender Scotch Burnet			<5%
15	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 38	~20%
	Six-Spot Burnet			~20%
16	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 38	~20%
	Red Slug Caterpillar			~20%
17	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 38	~20%
	Histia flabellicornis			~20%
18	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 38	~20%
	Six-Spot Burnet			~10%
	Mountain Burnet			~10%
19	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 38	~20%
	Six-Spot Burnet			~10%
	Green Forester Moth			<5%
	Five-Spot Burnet			<5%
20	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2 of 38	~20%
	Red Slug Caterpillar			~10%
	Blue-Spotted Jewel Moth			~10%
21	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 38	~20%
	Drury's Jewel			~20%
22	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 38	~10%
	Red Slug Caterpillar			~10%
23	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 38	~10%
	Green Forester Moth			~10%
24	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 38	~10%
	Satin-Green Forester			~10%
25	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 38	~10%
	Zygaena sarpedon			~10%
	Green Forester Moth			~10%
26	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 38	~10%
	Neurosymploca geertsemai			<5%
	Neurosymploca kushaica			<5%
	Neurosymploca naumanniola			<5%
27	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 38	~10%
	Histia flabellicornis			~10%
28	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 38	~10%
	Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth			~10%
29	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 38	~10%
	Satin-Green Forester			~10%
30	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 38	~10%
	Western Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth			~10%
31	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 38	~10%
	Pollanisus trimacula			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Taipei	🇹🇼 Taiwan	3 of 38	~30%
	Histia flabellicornis			~20%
	Red Slug Caterpillar			~10%
	Clelea nigroviridis			<5%
2	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	4 of 38	~30%
	Six-Spot Burnet			~10%
	Crepuscular Burnet			~10%
	Slender Scotch Burnet			~10%
	Variable Burnet			<5%
3	Tuen Mun	🇨🇳 China	3 of 38	~20%
	Drury's Jewel			~10%
	Histia flabellicornis			~10%
	Red Slug Caterpillar			~10%
4	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 38	~20%
	Six-Spot Burnet			~10%
	Narrow-Bordered Five-Spot Burnet			~10%
5	Hong Kong	🇨🇳 China	3 of 38	~20%
	Red Slug Caterpillar			~10%
	Drury's Jewel			~10%
	Histia flabellicornis			~10%
6	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	4 of 38	~20%
	Six-Spot Burnet			~10%
	Slender Scotch Burnet			~10%
	Crepuscular Burnet			<5%
	Variable Burnet			<5%
7	Naha	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 38	~20%
	Histia flabellicornis			~20%
8	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 38	~20%
	Six-Spot Burnet			~10%
	Narrow-Bordered Five-Spot Burnet			~10%
9	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 38	~20%
	Narrow-Bordered Five-Spot Burnet			~10%
	Six-Spot Burnet			~10%
10	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3 of 38	~20%
	Six-Spot Burnet			~10%
	Five-Spot Burnet			<5%
	Narrow-Bordered Five-Spot Burnet			<5%
11	Guangzhou	🇨🇳 China	3 of 38	~10%
	Red Slug Caterpillar			~10%
	Drury's Jewel			~10%
	Histia flabellicornis			<5%
12	Suzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 38	~10%
	Histia flabellicornis			~10%
13	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	2 of 38	~10%
	Six-Spot Burnet			~10%
	Variable Burnet			<5%
14	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	2 of 38	~10%
	Six-Spot Burnet			~10%
	Green Forester Moth			<5%
15	Las Vegas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 38	~10%
	Western Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth			~10%
16	Jerusalem	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 38	~10%
	Green Forester Moth			~10%
17	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	3 of 38	~10%
	Six-Spot Burnet			<5%
	New Forest Burnet			<5%
	Narrow-Bordered Five-Spot Burnet			<5%
18	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 38	~10%
	Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth			~10%
19	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 38	~10%
	Six-Spot Burnet			~10%
20	Nanjing	🇨🇳 China	1 of 38	~10%
	Histia flabellicornis			~10%
21	Taichung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 38	~10%
	Histia flabellicornis			~10%
22	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 38	~10%
	Six-Spot Burnet			<5%
	Green Forester Moth			<5%
23	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 38	~10%
	Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth			~10%
	Clemens' False Skeletonizer			<5%
24	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	1 of 38	~10%
	Six-Spot Burnet			~10%
25	Shanghai	🇨🇳 China	1 of 38	~10%
	Histia flabellicornis			~10%
26	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 38	~10%
	Six-Spot Burnet			<5%
	Green Forester Moth			<5%
27	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 38	~10%
	Orange-Patched Smoky Moth			<5%
	Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth			<5%
28	Dublin	🇮🇪 Ireland	1 of 38	~10%
	Six-Spot Burnet			~10%
29	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 38	~10%
	Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth			~10%
30	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	1 of 38	~10%
	Six-Spot Burnet			~10%
31	Hangzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 38	~10%
	Histia flabellicornis			~10%
32	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 38	~10%
	Western Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth			~10%
33	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 38	~10%
	Six-Spot Burnet			~10%
34	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 38	~10%
	Orange-Patched Smoky Moth			<5%
	Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth			<5%
35	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 38	~10%
	Six-Spot Burnet			~10%
36	Amsterdam	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 38	~10%
	Six-Spot Burnet			~10%
37	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 38	<5%
	Five-Spot Burnet			<5%
38	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 38	<5%
	Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth			<5%
39	Kaohsiung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 38	<5%
	Histia flabellicornis			<5%
40	Minsk	🇧🇾 Belarus	1 of 38	<5%
	Six-Spot Burnet			<5%
41	Paris	🇫🇷 France	1 of 38	<5%
	Six-Spot Burnet			<5%
42	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 38	<5%
	Six-Spot Burnet			<5%
43	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 38	<5%
	Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth			<5%
44	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 38	<5%
	Chalk Burnet			<5%
45	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 38	<5%
	Zygaena sarpedon			<5%
46	Phoenix	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 38	<5%
	Western Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth			<5%
47	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 38	<5%
	Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth			<5%
48	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 38	<5%
	Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth			<5%
49	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	1 of 38	<5%
	Western Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth			<5%
50	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 38	<5%
	Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth			<5%
51	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 38	<5%
	Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth			<5%
52	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 38	<5%
	Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth			<5%
53	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 38	<5%
	Six-Spot Burnet			<5%
54	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 38	<5%
	Western Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth			<5%
55	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 38	<5%
	Western Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth			<5%
56	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 38	<5%
	Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth			<5%
57	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 38	<5%
	Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth			<5%
58	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 38	<5%
	Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth			<5%
59	Singapore	🇸🇬 Singapore	1 of 38	<5%
	Drury's Jewel			<5%
60	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 38	<5%
	Satin-Green Forester			<5%