Atlantarctia tigrina

Atlantarctia tigrina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Tribe: Arctiini
Genus: Atlantarctia
Species: A. tigrina
Binomial name
Atlantarctia tigrina
Villers, 1789
Synonyms
  • Arctia fasciata

Atlantarctia tigrina is a moth of the family Arctiidae. It is found on the Iberian Peninsula and the South of France and Italy.

Larva

The larvae feed on various plants, including Syringa, Euphorbia and Genista species.

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