Arctia tigrina Villers, 1789 is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Arctia tigrina Villers, 1789

Arctia tigrina Villers, 1789

Arctia tigrina is a Erebidae moth found in southwestern Europe, whose larvae feed on various plant genera.

Family
Genus
Arctia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Arctia tigrina Villers, 1789

Arctia tigrina is a moth species that belongs to the family Erebidae. Its distribution covers the Iberian Peninsula, as well as southern France and southern Italy. The larvae of this moth feed on a range of different plant species, including species from the genera Syringa, Euphorbia, and Genista. Following phylogenetic research published by Rönkä and colleagues in 2016, this species, alongside other species originally placed in the genus Atlantarctia, was reclassified and moved to the genus Arctia.

Photo: (c) Antonio García Carrillo, all rights reserved, uploaded by Antonio García Carrillo

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Erebidae Arctia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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