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  1. Europe
  2. Watsonarctia deserta
Watsonarctia deserta(Bartel, 1902)
IUCN
  1. Erebidae
  2. Arctiinae
  3. Arctiini
  4. Arctiina
  5. Watsonarctia
  6.  deserta
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Habitat

  • Rocky slopes
  • Warm scrub
  • Xerophilous steppes

MU
FU

26-34 mm

  • China
  • France
  • Germany
  • Poland
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyPřástevník mařinkový
    DeutschLabkrautbär
    FrançaisEcaille chaste
    MagyarPusztai medvelepke
    PolskiMisiówka kasta
    SlovenčinaSpriadač marinkový
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    AsteraceaeAchilleaYarrow
    RubiaceaeAsperula
    RubiaceaeGaliumBedstraw
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Watsonarctia castaEsper, 1785
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Schmetterling - RaupeWalter Schön

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Adult, upperside.

Philippe MothironFrance, Gémenos

Male.

Attribution-NonCommercialPaolo MazzeiItaly

Adult.

Philippe MothironFrance, Gémenos
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