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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Spilosoma lubricipeda
Spilosoma lubricipeda(Linnaeus, 1758)
  1. Erebidae
  2. Arctiinae
  3. Arctiini
  4. Arctiina
  5. Spilosoma
  6.  lubricipeda
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TL: Europe

Habitat

  • Deciduous forests
  • Gardens
  • Mixed forests
  • Orchards
  • Parks
  • Riparian forest_OK
  • Scrub

Similar species

  • Diaphora mendica
  • Hyphantria cunea
  • Spilarctia (S.) lutea
  • Spilosoma urticae
MU
FU

34-48 mm

  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Spain
  • Ukraine
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyPřástevník mátový
    DanskAlmindelig tigerspinder
    DeutschBreitflügeliger Fleckleibbär
    DeutschWeiße Tigermotte
    Eesti keelTähnik-valgekaruslane
    EnglishWhite Ermine
    EspañolArmiño Blanco
    FrançaisEcaille tigrée
    LatviešuMētru raibvēderlācītis
    LietuviųGelsvoji meškutė
    MagyarTejszínű medvelepke
    NederlandsWitte tijger
    NorskVanlig tigerspinner
    PolskiSzewnica miętówka
    SlovenčinaSpriadač obyčajný
    SuomeksiTiikerisiilikäs
    SvenskaPrickig tigerspinnare
    РусскийМедведица быстрая
    РусскийМедведица быстроногая
    РусскийМедведица желтая
    РусскийМедведица крапчатая
    中文黄星雪灯蛾
    日本語キハラゴマダラヒトリ
    한국어배점무늬불나방
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    AdoxaceaeSambucus nigraBlack Elder
    AdoxaceaeSambucus racemosaRed elderberry
    AsteraceaeEupatorium cannabinumHemp Agrimony
    AsteraceaeLactuca serriolaPrickly Lettuce
    AsteraceaeSenecio ovatusWood ragwort
    AsteraceaeTaraxacum officinaleCommon Dandelion
    BoraginaceaeEchium vulgareViper's-bugloss
    DipsacaceaeScabiosaScabious
    FabaceaeCytisus scopariusCommon Broom
    FabaceaeMedicago sativaAlfalfa
    FabaceaeTrifolium pratenseRed clover
    GeraniaceaeGeraniumCrane's-bill
    HydrocharitaceaeStratiotes aloidesWater soldiers
    LamiaceaeSalviaClary
    PlantaginaceaePlantagoPlantain
    PolygonaceaePolygonumKnotweed
    RosaceaeMalus domesticaApple tree
    RosaceaeRubus plicatusBramble
    RosaceaeSanguisorbaBurnet
    RubiaceaeGaliumBedstraw
    SalicaceaeSalix fragilisCrack willow
    SolanaceaeLycopersiconWild Tomato
    TyphaceaeTypha latifoliaCommon Bulrush
    UlmaceaeUlmusElm
    UrticaceaeUrtica dioicaStinging Nettle
  • Secondary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    AdoxaceaeSambucusElder
    SalicaceaeSalixWillow
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Japanese Moths
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Schmetterling - RaupeWalter Schön
    Suffolk MothsTony Prichard
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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Male.

Zbigniew WiatrakPoland, Międzybrodzie

Adult.

Patrick ClementUnited Kingdom

Male.

Marek GrabarczykPoland, Wąsosz

Female, underside.

Joanna Zopoth-LipiejkoPoland, Toruń-Grębocin

Male.

Attribution-NonCommercialJacek DrozdalskiPoland, Wiatrołom

Copulating pair.

Zbigniew WiatrakPoland, Sanok

Larva.

Ewa KuziaPoland, Gietki

Larva.

Elżbieta KamińskaPoland, Zwierzyń

Larva.

Kimmo Silvonen †Finland

Larva.

Marek GrabarczykPoland, Gdańsk

Larva.

Sławomir PietrzykPoland, Maróz

Larva.

Sebastian TyszczukPoland, Nowe Kościeliska

Pupa.

Walter SchönGermany

Cocoon.

Reimar BeierleinGermany
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