Six-spot Burnet moth (Zygaena filipendulae), on Knapweed (Centaurea genus) flower, Dolomites, Italy

A Six-spot Burnet moth (Zygaena filipendulae, a black insect with 6 red wing spots, in the Zygaenidae family) sips nectar from a Knapweed (Centaurea genus) flower in the Dolomites, Italy, the Alps, Europe. Geisler/Odle Group, near St. Magdalena (Santa Maddalena). See the valley and municipality of Funes (Villnöss) in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol (South Tyrol), Italy. Enjoy great hiking here in the vast Nature Park of Parco Naturale Puez-Odle (German: Naturpark Puez-Geisler; Ladin: Parch Natural Pöz-Odles). The Dolomites are part of the Southern Limestone Alps, Europe. UNESCO honored the Dolomites as a natural World Heritage Site in 2009.

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Image Size: 3589x3000 / 1.7MB; Animalia Arthropoda Dolomites Dolomiti Europe Insecta Insects Italy Magnoliophyta PhotoBest Plantae angiosperms animal bloom blossom flowers invertebrate nature outdoor plants wildlife animal
Contained in galleries: ALPS: favorites (FRANCE, ITALY, SLOVENIA, SWITZERLAND), Highlights 2010-2013, ITALY: Dolomites: Corvara, Gardena, Funes, Puez-Geisler (Odle) Park, ITALY: favorites

A Six-spot Burnet moth (Zygaena filipendulae, a black insect with 6 red wing spots, in the Zygaenidae family) sips nectar from a Knapweed (Centaurea genus) flower in the Dolomites, Italy, the Alps, Europe. Geisler/Odle Group, near St. Magdalena (Santa Maddalena). See the valley and municipality of Funes (Villnöss) in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol (South Tyrol), Italy. Enjoy great hiking here in the vast Nature Park of Parco Naturale Puez-Odle (German: Naturpark Puez-Geisler; Ladin: Parch Natural Pöz-Odles). The Dolomites are part of the Southern Limestone Alps, Europe. UNESCO honored the Dolomites as a natural World Heritage Site in 2009.