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Camera location 42° 54′ 44.2″ N, 10° 59′ 14.4″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap. View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap info
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Species: Zygaena filipendulae , Linnaeus, 1758 on Avena sativa (Poaceae).

Finding place: Farmland mixed with wetland (broken irrigation canals), Giuncarico, Gavorrano, Tuscany, Italy

Deutsch: Das Sechsfleck-Widderchen (Zygaena filipendulae), auch Blutströpfchen genannt, ist ein Schmetterling (Nachtfalter) aus der Familie Widderchen (Zygaenidae). Die Art wird auch als Sechsfleck-Rotwidderchen bezeichnet.
English: The Six-spot Burnet (Zygaena filipendulae) is a day-flying moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is a common species throughout Europe.
Français : La Zygène de la spirée ( Zygaena filipendulae ) , appelée aussi Zygène de la filipendule est un insecte lépidoptère de la famille des Zygaenidae.
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5 June 2009

42°54'44.201"N, 10°59'14.399"E