Zygaena Fabricius, 1775
(burnet moths)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Zygaena filipendulae
Six-spot Burnet
(Click to open)
 		Species 1 subtaxa 56 images
Zygaena lonicerae
Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet
Species 2 ident. refs
Zygaena trifolii
Five-spot Burnet
Larva (Click to open)
 		Species 2 subtaxa 18 images 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusZygaena (burnet moths)
TribeZygaenini (a tribe of moths)
SubfamilyZYGAENINAE (a subfamily of moths)
FamilyZYGAENIDAE (burnets and foresters)
SuperfamilyZYGAENOIDEA (burnets and foresters)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Zygaena (burnet moths) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Zygaena (burnet moths)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 20 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Zygaena (burnet moths)
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