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Description:
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Common Bird's-foot Trefoil, but also on
Greater Bird's-foot Trefoil
Field scabious, meadow knapweed and creeping thistle,
30 - 36mm
The fore wings are dark metallic green with six vivid red spots
(sometimes the spots are merged causing possible confusion with other
species such as the five-spot burnet). Occasionally, the spots
are
yellow or even black. The hind wings are red with a blackish fringe
Flowery grassland.
Daytime. June - August. |