Narrow-bordered five-spot burnet

Zygaena lonicerae, the narrow-bordered five-spot burnet, is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. The species was first described by Theodor Gottlieb von Scheven in 1777.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Narrow-bordered five-spot burnet being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Zygaena trifolii
• Zygaena angelicae
• Zygaena viciae
• Zygaena centaureae
• Zygaena filipendulae

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Zygaenidae

Genus

Zygaena

Species

Zygaena lonicerae

More species