New Forest burnet  (Zygaena viciae argyllensis)

Facts

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyZygaenidae
GenusZygaena (1)
SizeAdult wingspan: 22 – 28 mm (2)

Status

Classified as Endangered in Britain and fully protected in the UK under Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981 (3).

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