Atlantarctia tigrina

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

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

Larva

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

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