Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Superfamily Noctuoidea Scientific name Arctia flavia | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Family Erebidae Rank Species | |
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Similar Arctia festiva, Arctia, Chelis maculosa, Hyphoraia aulica, Rhyparia purpurata | ||
Arctia flavia (yellow tiger moth) is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in the Alps above the tree level. It also occurs in Balkan mountains (Rila), European Russia, northern Kazakhstan, Siberia, Mongolia, North-Eastern China, and Korea.
The wingspan is 50–70 mm. The moth flies July to August.
The larvae feed on a wide range of plants.
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