| choice A | | - medium-sized Burnet moth ; given its smaller size, all the spots seem to be larger than in Z.transalpina
- spots and hindwing are reddish orange (vermillion)
- spots No.5 & No.6 are often close to each other and even touch each other
- spots No.3, 4, 5 & 6 usually have an irregular shape
- the black border on the hindwing is always thin and is slightly dentate in its middle
- on the underside of the forewing, spots merge into a single red area whose limits are well defined
| | Zygaena hippocrepidis |