Arctia flavia
| Arctia flavia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Lepidoptera | 
| Family: | Arctiidae | 
| Tribe: | Arctiini | 
| Genus: | Arctia | 
| Species: | A. flavia | 
| Binomial name | |
|  Arctia flavia Fuessly, 1779  | |
The yellow tiger moth (Arctia flavia) is a moth of the family Arctiidae. 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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