Rhyparia purpurata

Rhyparia purpurata
Rhyparia purpurata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Tribe: Arctiini
Genus: Rhyparia
Species: R. purpurata
Binomial name
Rhyparia purpurata
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Rhyparia purpurata - Ventral side
Rhyparia purpurata - Ventral side

The Purple Tiger (Rhyparia purpurata) is a moth of the family Arctiidae. It is found in Europe, Anatolia, Syria, Transcaucasus, Central Asia (mainly in Kazakhstan and Kyrghyzstan), South Siberia, Mongolia, Amur Region, northern China, Korea and Japan (Honshu).

The length of the forewings is 18–22 mm for males and 22–25 mm for females. The moth flies June to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Calluna and sometimes other herbaceous plants and deciduous trees.

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