Zygaena trifolii (Esper, 1783)
(Five-spot Burnet)

Interactions where Zygaena trifolii is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Phryxe magnicornis a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Phryxe magnicornis/Phryxe magnicornisa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Zygaenidae/Zygaena trifolii/Zygaena trifoliifive-spot burnetlarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of maybe gregarious larva Exorista fasciata a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Exorista fasciata/Exorista fasciataa parasitoid flymaybe gregariouslarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Zygaenidae/Zygaena trifolii/Zygaena trifoliifive-spot burnetlarva maybe gregarious larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Pales pavida a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Pales pavida/Pales pavidaa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Zygaenidae/Zygaena trifolii/Zygaena trifoliifive-spot burnetlarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
pupa is endoparasitoid host of larva UK/IrelandMajor Listrognathus obnoxius a cryptine ichneumon Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae Biological notes on some parasitoids of Zygaena Fabricius, 1775 (Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae) and an overwintering host for Monodontomerus vicicellae (Walker, 1847) in Britain (Hymenoptera: Torymidae), Shaw, M.R., Bland, K.P., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Ichneumonidae/Listrognathus obnoxius/Listrognathus obnoxiusa cryptine ichneumonlarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Zygaenidae/Zygaena trifolii/Zygaena trifoliifive-spot burnetpupaMajor larva is endoparasitoid of pupa
cocoon accommodates larva UK/IrelandMajor Listrognathus obnoxius a cryptine ichneumon Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae Biological notes on some parasitoids of Zygaena Fabricius, 1775 (Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae) and an overwintering host for Monodontomerus vicicellae (Walker, 1847) in Britain (Hymenoptera: Torymidae), Shaw, M.R., Bland, K.P., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Ichneumonidae/Listrognathus obnoxius/Listrognathus obnoxiusa cryptine ichneumonlarva Animal / resting place / withinUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Zygaenidae/Zygaena trifolii/Zygaena trifoliifive-spot burnetcocoonMajor (overwinter)larva rests inside cocoon

Author & YearTitleSource
Belshaw, R., 1993Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 10, Part 4a(i), 169pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Shaw, M.R., Bland, K.P., 2007Biological notes on some parasitoids of Zygaena Fabricius, 1775 (Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae) and an overwintering host for Monodontomerus vicicellae (Walker, 1847) in Britain (Hymenoptera: Torymidae)Ent. Gazette Vol 58: 32-34.

Zygaena trifolii (Five-spot Burnet) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Zygaena trifolii (Five-spot Burnet) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesZygaena trifolii (Five-spot Burnet)
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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Zygaena trifolii (Five-spot Burnet)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
() Townsend, M.C., Clifton, J. & Goodey, B. 2010 British and Irish moths: an illustrated guide to selected difficult species (covering the use of genitalia and other features) 91pp, Butterfly Conservation

Zygaena trifolii (Five-spot Burnet) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Zygaena trifolii (Five-spot Burnet):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 18 images of Zygaena trifolii (Five-spot Burnet)
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