Euplagia quadripunctaria

E1039244

Euplagia quadripunctaria, commonly known as the Jersey tiger moth, is a brightly patterned day-flying moth species found across parts of Europe and the Mediterranean.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Euplagia quadripunctaria canonical 3
Callimorpha quadripunctaria 1
Euplagia 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Arctiinae ⓘ
Lepidoptera ⓘ
moth species ⓘ
activityPattern day-flying ⓘ
attractedTo light ⓘ
nectar sources ⓘ
binomialName Euplagia quadripunctaria ⓘ
class Insecta ⓘ
commonName Jersey tiger moth ⓘ
conservationStatus Least Concern ⓘ
conservationStatusSystem IUCN ⓘ
describedBy Poda ⓘ
distributionTrend expanding in northern Europe ⓘ
family Erebidae ⓘ
flightPeriod July to September ⓘ
forewingLength approximately 21 mm ⓘ
foundIn Central Europe ⓘ
Channel Islands ⓘ
Jersey ⓘ
Southern Europe ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
Western Asia ⓘ
genus Euplagia ⓘ
habitat gardens ⓘ
river valleys ⓘ
woodlands ⓘ
hasSynonym Callimorpha quadripunctaria ⓘ
Panaxia quadripunctaria ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
larvalFoodPlant Eupatorium cannabinum ⓘ
Lamium species ⓘ
Plantago species ⓘ
Rubus fruticosus ⓘ
Urtica dioica ⓘ
nativeTo Europe ⓘ
Mediterranean region ⓘ
notablePopulation Rhodes Island, Greece ⓘ
linked to: Rhodes
numberOfGenerationsPerYear one ⓘ
order Lepidoptera ⓘ
overwintersAs larva ⓘ
pattern tiger-like stripes ⓘ
phylum Arthropoda ⓘ
protectedStatusIn some European countries ⓘ
subfamily Arctiinae ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
wingColor black forewings with cream stripes ⓘ
orange hindwings with black spots ⓘ
wingspan 52–65 mm ⓘ
yearDescribed 1761 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

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

Valley of the Butterflies → butterflySpeciesLatinName → Euplagia quadripunctaria ⓘ
Jersey tiger moth → scientificName → Euplagia quadripunctaria ⓘ
Jersey tiger moth → genus → Euplagia ⓘ
linked to: Euplagia quadripunctaria
Euplagia quadripunctaria → binomialName → Euplagia quadripunctaria ⓘ
Euplagia quadripunctaria → hasSynonym → Callimorpha quadripunctaria ⓘ
linked to: Euplagia quadripunctaria
Euplagia quadripunctaria → hasSynonym → Panaxia quadripunctaria ⓘ
linked to: Euplagia quadripunctaria