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| 1] male of Zygaena trifolii alt.138m (summer brood). In this 5-spotted species, the wing pattern is very variable - Haute Garonne (France) - 28/08/2017 | | 2] male alt.138m (spring brood) - Haute Garonne (France) - 30/04/2020 | |
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| 3] same specimen as 2] | | 4] other male alt.138m - Haute Garonne (France) - 30/04/2020 | |
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| 5] male alt.138m - Haute Garonne (France) - 03/05/2020 | | 6] male alt.138m - Haute Garonne (France) - 24/08/2017 | |
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| 7] two specimen of Zygaena trifolii showing high variability of the general aspect within the same population. Spots can be elongated in some individuals, almost merging altogether - alt.138m Haute Garonne (France) - 26/08/2018 | | 8] As seen on this photo, Z.trifolii is smaller in size than Z.filipendulae. The third Burnet on the right is also a Z.filipendulae specimen - alt.138m Haute Garonne (France) - 02/09/2018
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| 9] male alt.138m. In most individuals, the two red spots in the central part of the forewing (spots No.3 & No.4) touch each other and can even merge into a single red marking, like in photos 11] to 14]. When not merged, the spot No.3 is always much smaller than the spot No.4 - Haute Garonne (France) - 24/08/2017 | | 10] same specimen as 9]
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| 11] male alt.141m - Haute Garonne (France) - 02/06/2018 | | 12] male alt.138m - Haute Garonne (France) - 24/08/2017 | |
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| 13] male alt.138m - Haute Garonne (France) - 03/05/2020 | | 14] male alt.138m - Haute Garonne (France) - 11/09/2020 | |
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| 15] male alt.520m. In this individual, spots No.3 & No.4 do not touch each other (form orobi), which can be so for a small number of specimen within the same population - Aude (France) - 19/05/2019 | | 16] same specimen as 15]
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| 17] male alt.138m - Haute Garonne (France) - 15/09/2017 | | 18] male alt.138m - Haute Garonne (France) - 24/08/2017 | |
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| 19] male alt.138m - Haute Garonne (France) - 24/08/2017 | | 20] male alt.138m - Haute Garonne (France) - 24/08/2017 | |
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| 21] male alt.138m - Haute Garonne (France) - 24/08/2017 | | 22] male alt.138m - Haute Garonne (France) - 02/09/2017 | |
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| 23] male alt.138m - Haute Garonne (France) - 02/09/2017 | | 24] male alt.138m - Haute Garonne (France) - 02/09/2017 | |
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| 25] male alt.138m - Haute Garonne (France) - 02/09/2017 | | 26] male alt.138m - Haute Garonne (France) - 02/09/2017 | |
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27] male alt.138m - Haute Garonne (France) - 02/09/2017
| | 28] other male alt.138m - Haute Garonne (France) - 02/09/2017 | |
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| 29] male alt.138m - Haute Garonne (France) - 26/08/2018 | | 30] male alt.138m - Haute Garonne (France) - 26/08/2018 | |
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| 31] male alt.138m - Haute Garonne (France) - 02/09/2017 | | 32] male alt.138m - Haute Garonne (France) - 26/08/2018 | |
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| 33] male alt.605m - Corrèze (France) - 21/07/2009 | | 34] same specimen as 33] | |
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| 35] male alt.605m - Corrèze (France) - 21/07/2009 | | 36] male alt.138m - Haute Garonne (France) - 02/09/2017 | |
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| 37] male - Haute Loire (France) - 09/07/2008 | | 38] male alt.1400m - Haute Garonne (France) - 17/07/2012 | |
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| 39] male alt.900m - Haute Loire (France) - 25/07/2013 | | 40] male alt.900m - Haute Loire (France) - 23/07/2013 | |
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| 41] male alt.900m - Haute Loire (France) - 09/07/2008 | | 42] other male alt.900m - Haute Loire (France) - 09/07/2008 | |
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| 43] same specimen as 42] | | 44] male alt.900m - Haute Loire (France) - 25/07/2013 | |
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| 45] male (form orobi) alt.900m - Haute Loire (France) - 09/07/2008 | | 46] male (form orobi) alt.900m - Haute Loire (France) - 09/07/2008 | |
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| 47] female of Zygaena trifolii alt.1400m - Haute Garonne (France) - 17/07/2012 | | 48] same specimen as 47]
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| 49] other female alt.1400m - Haute Garonne (France) - 17/07/2012 | | 50] female alt.138m - Haute Garonne (France) - 02/09/2018
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| 51] female alt.138m - Haute Garonne (France) - 24/08/2017 | | 52] female alt.138m - Haute Garonne (France) - 26/08/2018 | |
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| 53] female alt.138m - Haute Garonne (France) - 24/08/2017 | | 54] same specimen as 53] | |
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| 55] female alt.138m - Haute Garonne (France) - 26/08/2018 | | 56] female alt.138m - Haute Garonne (France) - 26/08/2018 | |
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| 57] female alt.138m - Haute Garonne (France) - 11/09/2020 | | | |
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| 58] mating pair alt.138m - Haute Garonne (France) - 26/08/2018 | |
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| 59] mating pair alt.138m - Haute Garonne (France) - 02/09/2017 | |
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| 60] mating pair alt.138m - Haute Garonne (France) - 26/08/2018 | |
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| 61] other mating pair alt.138m - Haute Garonne (France) - 26/08/2018 | |
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| 62] other mating pair alt.138m - Haute Garonne (France) - 26/08/2018 | |
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| 63] mating pair - Haute Loire (France) - 23/07/2013 | |
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| 64] same scene as 63] - Haute Loire (France) - 23/07/2013 | |
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| 65] same scene as 63] (view of the female) | | 66] other mating pair - Haute Loire (France) - 23/07/2013 | |
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| 67] mating pair alt.138m - Haute Garonne (France) - 19/05/2018 | | 68] mating pair alt.900m - Haute Loire (France) - 23/07/2013
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| 69] mating pair alt.138m - Haute Garonne (France) - 26/08/2018 | | 70] mating pair alt.138m - Haute Garonne (France) - 02/09/2017 | |
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71] mating pair alt.138m - Haute Garonne (France) - 02/09/2017
| | 72] female (white arrow) laying some eggs on the underside of a leaf (here Potentilla sp) not far from heads of Lotus sp., the hostplant - Haute Garonne (France) - 24/08/2017 | |
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73] female from picture 72] after the laying process
| | 74] close-up of the clutch of eggs laid by the female from picture 72] | |
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| 75] caterpillar found on Lotus corniculatus alt.138m - Haute Garonne (France) - 21/04/2018 | | 76] same larva as 75]
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77] same larva as 75]
| | 78] female freshly emerged from the chrysalis shown in 79] - Haute Garonne (France) - 26/05/2018 | |
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| 79] two views of the cocoon from which the female from picture 78] emerged - Haute Garonne (France) - 26/05/2018 | | | |
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| 80] caterpillar alt.138m - Haute Garonne (France) - 21/04/2018 | |
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| 81] same caterpillar as 80] | |
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| 82] same caterpillar as 80] | |
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83] cocoon made by the larva from picture 80] - 09/05/2018
| | 84] same cocoon after the individual from picture 85] emerged - 22/05/2018 | |
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| 85] male which emerged from the cocoon shown in 83] - Haute Garonne (France) - 22/05/2018 | | | |
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| 86] damp meadow in Corrèze (France) alt.618m, habitat of Zygaena trifolii - 21/07/2009 | |
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