Jersey tiger moth

E1039243

The Jersey tiger moth is a striking day-flying moth known for its bold black-and-cream striped forewings and bright orange hindwings, commonly seen in parts of Europe including the famous Valley of the Butterflies on Rhodes.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Jersey tiger moth canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Lepidoptera ⓘ
insect ⓘ
moth ⓘ
activityPeriod crepuscular ⓘ
day-flying ⓘ
adultDiet nectar ⓘ
class Insecta ⓘ
commonName Jersey tiger ⓘ
Jersey tiger moth ⓘ
conservationStatus least concern ⓘ
describedBy Pieter Cramer ⓘ
family Erebidae ⓘ
forewingColorPattern black and cream stripes ⓘ
foundIn Channel Islands ⓘ
France ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
Greece ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
Jersey ⓘ
Rhodes ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
genus Euplagia ⓘ
habitat gardens ⓘ
river valleys ⓘ
urban areas ⓘ
woodlands ⓘ
hindwingColor bright orange ⓘ
hindwingPattern black spots or markings ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
larvalFoodPlant borage ⓘ
ground ivy ⓘ
nettle ⓘ
other herbaceous plants ⓘ
plantain ⓘ
nativeRange Europe ⓘ
Mediterranean region ⓘ
linked to: Mediterranean Basin
notableSite Valley of the Butterflies on Rhodes ⓘ
notableTrait aposematic coloration ⓘ
often mistaken for a butterfly ⓘ
order Lepidoptera ⓘ
phylum Arthropoda ⓘ
pollinatorRole yes ⓘ
scientificName Euplagia quadripunctaria ⓘ
subfamily Arctiinae ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
typicalFlightSeason late summer ⓘ
summer ⓘ
wingShape triangular forewings ⓘ
yearDescribed 1779 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Valley of the Butterflies → butterflySpecies → Jersey tiger moth ⓘ
Jersey tiger moth → commonName → Jersey tiger moth ⓘ
Euplagia quadripunctaria → commonName → Jersey tiger moth ⓘ