Arctia flavia
Yellow tiger moth | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Tribe: | Arctiini |
Subtribe: | Arctiina |
Genus: | Arctia |
Species: | A. flavia |
Binomial name | |
Arctia flavia Fuessly, 1779 | |
Arctia flavia (yellow tiger moth) is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in the Alps above the tree level. It also occurs in Balkan mountains (Rila), European Russia, northern Kazakhstan, Siberia, Mongolia, North-Eastern China, and Korea.
The wingspan is 50–70 mm. The moth flies July to August.
The larvae feed on a wide range of plants.
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