TL: (3000 m.)
Habitat
- Deciduous forests
- Gardens
- Mixed forests
- Orchards
- Parks
- Scrub
Similar species
45-65 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
AzərbaycancaKaya ayıcası 
CatalàÀrctia de jardí 
ČeskyPřástevník medvědí 
DanskBrun bjørn 
DeutschBrauner Bär 
Eesti keelPäevakoer 
EnglishGarden Tiger 
EspañolGitana 
FaroeseTikaravongur 
FrançaisEcaille Martre FrançaisÉcaille martre FrançaisHérissonne 
HrvatskiSmeđa medonjica 
ItalianoArcide bruno ItalianoOrso bruno 
LatviešuBrūnais lācītis 
LietuviųKeršoji meškutė 
MagyarKözönséges medvelepke 
NederlandsGrote beer 
NorskStor bjørnespinner 
PolskiNiedźwiedziówka kaja 
PortuguêsCigana-tigrada 
SlovenčinaSpriadač medvedí 
SuomeksiIsosiilikäs 
SvenskaBrun björnspinnare 
TürkçeAyı Güvesi 
БеларускаяМядзведзіца кая 
РусскийМедведица бурая РусскийМедведица кая РусскийМедведица пылающая 
УкраїнськаВедмедиця Кая 
中文豹灯蛾 
日本語ヒトリガ 
한국어불나방 
العربيةحرمدة سمورية 
زبان_فارسیبید ببری
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Adoxaceae Sambucus ebulus European Dwarf Elder Adoxaceae Viburnum lantana Wayfaring Tree Adoxaceae Viburnum opulus Guelder Rose Apiaceae Anthriscus sylvestris Cow Parsley Asteraceae Achillea millefolium Common Yarrow Asteraceae Carduus Thistle Asteraceae Cirsium arvense Creeping Thistle Asteraceae Cirsium oleraceum Cabbage thistle Asteraceae Pilosella officinarum Mouse-ear hawkweed Asteraceae Senecio ovatus Wood ragwort Asteraceae Solidago Goldenrod Asteraceae Taraxacum officinale Common Dandelion Asteraceae Tephroseris helenitis Boraginaceae Myosotis Forget-me-not Boraginaceae Pulmonaria officinalis Caprifoliaceae Lonicera xylosteum Fly honeysuckle Caryophyllaceae Cerastium Mouse-ear Cornaceae Cornus sanguinea Common Dogwood Ericaceae Calluna vulgaris Heather Ericaceae Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry Ericaceae Vaccinium uliginosum Bog Bilberry Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia cyparissias Cypress Spurge Fabaceae Cytisus scoparius Common Broom Fabaceae Lupinus polyphyllus Large-leaved lupine Fabaceae Onobrychis viciifolia Sanfoin Fabaceae Trifolium pratense Red clover Fabaceae Vicia sepium Bush Vetch Fagaceae Quercus robur Pedunculate oak Labiateae Lamium Dead-nettle Lamiaceae Salvia pratensis Meadow Clary Oleaceae Fraxinus excelsior European Ash Orobanchaceae Rhinanthus serotinus Narrow-leaved rattle Polygonaceae Rumex acetosa Common Sorrel Polygonaceae Rumex obtusifolius Broad-leaved Dock Ranunculaceae Aconitum napellus Monkshood Rosaceae Filipendula ulmaria Meadowsweet Rosaceae Malus domestica Apple tree Rosaceae Prunus spinosa Blackthorn Rosaceae Rosa canina Dog Rose Rosaceae Rubus fruticosus Blackberry Rosaceae Rubus idaeus Red raspberry Rubiaceae Galium glaucum Waxy bedstraw Rubiaceae Galium mollugo Hedge Bedstraw Salicaceae Populus tremula Common Aspen Salicaceae Salix alba White Willow Salicaceae Salix aurita Eared Willow Salicaceae Salix caprea Goat Willow Solanaceae Atropa belladonna Deadly Nightshade Urticaceae Urtica dioica Stinging Nettle
- Arctia caja is a member of the clade Arctia caja:
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Species Author Arctia brachyptera Troubridge & Lafontaine, 2000 Arctia caja (Linnaeus, 1758) Arctia martinhoneyi Dubatolov & Gurko, 2005 Arctia olschwangi Dubatolov, 1990 Arctia opulenta (Hy. Edwards, 1881)
- Links
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Language Website Authors Butterflies and Moths of North America Butterflies and Moths of Northern Ireland Robert Thompson, Brian Nelson Japanese Moths Lepidoptera and their ecology Wolfgang Wagner Lepiforum e. V. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei Moths and butterflies of Sweden Magnus Unger North American Moth Photographers Group Pacific Northwest Moths Plants parasites of Europe Willem N. Ellis Schmetterling - Raupe Walter Schön Suffolk Moths Tony Prichard UK Moths Ian Kimber
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