Six-spot burnet moth photographs showing proboscis

by Stephen Hewitt | Published 8 August 2021

Dark moth with six red spots on each wing, arranged in pairs, in daylight. — Six-spot burnet moth with its proboscis curling into a flower on a spear thistle (cirsium vulgare). Visible are the twin galeae of the proboscis, one on each side. July 2021, England.

Dark moth with six red spots on its wing, arranged in pairs, in daylight. — Side view of a six-spot burnet moth, showing the proboscis curled back under the head. It is on a creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense). July 2021, England.

Dark moth with six red spots on each wing, arranged in pairs, in daylight. — Six-spot burnet moth on a creeping thistle, showing wing markings and club-like antennae. July 2021, England.

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External links

J R Soc Interface article: Hydrophobic-hydrophilic dichotomy of the butterfly proboscis Lehnert MS, Monaenkova D, Andrukh T, Beard CE, Adler PH, Kornev KG., J R Soc Interface, 2013
The Telegraph article: Forget butterflies - it's moths you need to entice to the garden Ken Thompson, The Telegraph, 21 Jul 2015