Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Noctuoidea Genus Arctia Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | Class Insecta Family Erebidae Scientific name Arctia festiva Rank Species | |
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Similar Arctia, Butterflies and moths, Epicallia villica, Arctia flavia, Pericallia | ||
Arctia festiva, the hebe tiger moth, is a moth species of the family Erebidae. Some authors separate it in a monotypic genus Eucharia.
It is found in Central and Southern Europe, Near East, Iran, Central Asia, European Russia, Southern Siberia, Mongolia and China.
The adults of this species display polymorphism; in addition, several subspecies are recognized. The wingspan is 45–60 mm. The moth flies February to July depending on the location, mainly in spring.
The caterpillar larvae feed on a wide range of plants.
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