Kingdom Animalia Order Lepidoptera Subfamily Arctiinae Scientific name Rhyparia purpurata Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Family Arctiidae Tribe Arctiini Higher classification Rhyparia | |
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Similar Butterflies and moths, Arctiinae, Diacrisia sannio, Spiris striata, Coscinia cribraria | ||
The Purple Tiger (Rhyparia purpurata) is a moth of the family Arctiidae. It is found in Europe, Anatolia, Syria, Transcaucasus, Central Asia (mainly in Kazakhstan and Kyrghyzstan), South Siberia, Mongolia, Amur Region, northern China, Korea and Japan (Honshu).
The length of the forewings is 18–22 mm for males and 22–25 mm for females. The moth flies June to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Calluna and sometimes other herbaceous plants and deciduous trees.
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