Atlantarctia tigrina

Atlantarctia tigrina is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found on the Iberian Peninsula and the South of France and Italy.

Larva

Atlantarctia tigrina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Atlantarctia
Species:
A. tigrina
Binomial name
Atlantarctia tigrina
(Villers, 1789)
Synonyms
  • Arctia fasciata

The larvae feed on various plants, including Syringa, Euphorbia and Genista species.


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