Habitat
- Deciduous forests
- Gardens
- Mixed forests
- Orchards
- Parks
- Scrub
Similar species
34-42 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyPřástevník bezový 
DanskGul tigerspinder 
DeutschGelber Fleckleibbär 
EnglishBuff Ermine 
FrançaisEcaille Lièvre 
LatviešuDzeltenais raibvēderlācītis 
LietuviųTaškuotoji meškutė 
MagyarSárgás medvelepke 
NederlandsGele tijger 
NorskGul tigerspinner 
PolskiBieżnica żółtnica PolskiSzewnica bzówka 
SlovenčinaSpriadač bazový 
SuomeksiIlvessiilikäs SuomeksiKeltainen tiikerikehrääjä 
SvenskaGul tigerspinnare 
TürkçeSarı Benekli Ayıgüvesi 
РусскийМедведица желтая РусскийМедведица золотисто-желтая 
УкраїнськаВедмедиця жовта 
中文筋纹灯蛾 
한국어외줄점불나방
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Asteraceae Calendula officinalis Pot Marigold Asteraceae Cirsium oleraceum Cabbage thistle Asteraceae Hypochaeris radicata Catsear Asteraceae Prenanthes purpurea Asteraceae Taraxacum officinale Common Dandelion Caprifoliaceae Symphoricarpos albus Common Snowberry Celastraceae Euonymus europaeus European Spindle Cornaceae Cornus sanguinea Common Dogwood Crassulaceae Hylotelephium telephium Orpine Geraniaceae Pelargonium Geranium Orchidaceae Epipactis purpurata Violet helleborine Orchidaceae Gymnadenia conopsea Fragrant orchid Plantaginaceae Plantago Plantain Polygonaceae Rumex sanguineus Wood Dock Ranunculaceae Clematis vitalba Traveller's-joy Urticaceae Urtica dioica Stinging Nettle - Secondary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Adoxaceae Sambucus nigra Black Elder Rosaceae Rubus Bramble
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Spilosoma lutea Hufnagel, 1766 Spilosoma luteum Hufnagel, 1766
- Spilarctia (S.) lutea is a member of the clade Spilarctia lutea:
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Species Author Spilarctia (S.) lutea (Hufnagel, 1766) Spilarctia (S.) seriatopunctata (Motschulsky, [1861])
- Links
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Language Website Authors 
Japanese Moths Lepiforum e. V. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei Moths and butterflies of Sweden Magnus Unger Plants parasites of Europe Willem N. Ellis Suffolk Moths Tony Prichard Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson UK Moths Ian Kimber
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