Euplagia quadripunctaria
E1039244
Euplagia quadripunctaria, commonly known as the Jersey tiger moth, is a brightly patterned day-flying moth species found across parts of Europe and the Mediterranean.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arctiinae
ⓘ
Lepidoptera ⓘ moth species ⓘ |
| activityPattern | day-flying ⓘ |
| attractedTo |
light
ⓘ
nectar sources ⓘ |
| binomialName | Euplagia quadripunctaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Insecta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonName | Jersey tiger moth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem | IUCN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBy | Poda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionTrend | expanding in northern Europe ⓘ |
| family | Erebidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flightPeriod | July to September ⓘ |
| forewingLength | approximately 21 mm ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Central Europe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Channel Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus | Euplagia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
gardens
ⓘ
river valleys ⓘ woodlands ⓘ |
| hasSynonym |
Callimorpha quadripunctaria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Panaxia quadripunctaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| larvalFoodPlant |
Eupatorium cannabinum
ⓘ
Lamium species ⓘ Plantago species ⓘ Rubus fruticosus ⓘ Urtica dioica ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Europe
ⓘ
Mediterranean region ⓘ |
| notablePopulation | Rhodes Island, Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfGenerationsPerYear | one GENERATED ⓘ |
| order | Lepidoptera ⓘ |
| overwintersAs | larva ⓘ |
| pattern | tiger-like stripes ⓘ |
| phylum | Arthropoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedStatusIn | some European countries ⓘ |
| subfamily | Arctiinae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| wingColor |
black forewings with cream stripes
ⓘ
orange hindwings with black spots ⓘ |
| wingspan | 52–65 mm ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1761 ⓘ |
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