| Euplagia quadripunctaria | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Arctiidae |
| Genus: | Euplagia |
| Species: | E. quadripunctaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Euplagia quadripunctaria (Poda, 1761) |
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The Jersey Tiger, Euplagia quadripunctaria, is a moth of the family Arctiidae. It is found in Central Europe, Southern England, the Channel Islands, Southern Europe, West Russia, South Urals, Asia Minor, the Near East, Caucasus, South Turkmenistan, Iran and Rhodes.
The wingspan is 52–58 millimetres (2.0–2.3 in). The moth flies from July to August depending on the location. They tend to fly close to Eupatorium cannabinum, where they are hard to notice there because of their camouflage.
Large groups of the rare subspecies E. q. rhodosensis can be found in Petaloudes, on Rhodes on occasion, seeking shelter from the summer heat.
The caterpillars feed on Eupatorium cannabinum, nettles, Lamium, Plantago, Glechoma hederacea, but at times also shrubs such as Rubus.