| Parasemia plantaginis | |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Mounted | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Arctiidae |
| Genus: | Parasemia |
| Species: | P. plantaginis |
| Binomial name | |
| Parasemia plantaginis (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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The Wood Tiger (Parasemia plantaginis) is a moth of the family Arctiidae. Several subspecies are found in the Holarctic ecozone south to Anatolia, Transcaucasus, northern Iran, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China, Korea and Japan. One subspecies is endemic to North America.
The wingspan is 32–38 mm. The moth flies from June to July depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Plantago, Hawkbit, Hawkweed and other low-growing plants.