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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Euplagia quadripunctaria
Euplagia quadripunctaria(Poda, 1761)
  1. Erebidae
  2. Arctiinae
  3. Arctiini
  4. Arctiina
  5. Euplagia
  6.  quadripunctaria
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TL:   (1700 m.)

Habitat

  • Damp scrub
  • Limestone hills
  • Rocky ravines
  • South-facing mountain slopes
  • Sunny mountainsides
  • Wet river valleys

MU
FU

52-65 mm

  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Ukraine
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ArmenianԱրջաթիթեռ Հերա
    AzərbaycancaDörd nöqtəli ayıca
    CatalàPapallona tigre
    ČeskyPřástevník kostivalový
    DanskRhodos-bjørn
    DeutschRussischer Bär
    DeutschSpanische Fahne
    EnglishJersey Tiger
    EspañolCalimorfa
    FrançaisEcaille chinée
    HrvatskiDanja medonjica
    ItalianoFalena dell'edera
    LatviešuAveņu lācītis
    LietuviųBaltajuostė meškutė
    MagyarCsíkos medvelepke
    NederlandsSpaanse vlag
    PolskiKrasopani hera
    PortuguêsCalimórfa-de-quatro-pintas
    SlovenčinaSpriadač kostihojový
    SlovenščinaČrtasti medvedek
    SuomeksiVasamasiilikäs
    TürkçeKaplan Kelebeği
    ΕλληνικάΕυπλαγία η τετράστικτη
    ΕλληνικάΠεταλούδα της Ρόδου
    РусскийМедведица гера
    РусскийМедведица четырехточечная
    УкраїнськаВедмедиця Гера
    УкраїнськаВедмедиця чотирикрапкова
    日本語ヨツボシヒトリ
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    AdoxaceaeSambucus ebulusEuropean Dwarf Elder
    AsteraceaeEupatorium cannabinumHemp Agrimony
    AsteraceaeSenecio ovatusWood ragwort
    AsteraceaeTaraxacum officinaleCommon Dandelion
    AsteraceaeTussilago farfaraColtsfoot
    BetulaceaeCorylusHazel
    BoraginaceaeAnchusa officinalisCommon Bugloss
    BoraginaceaeBuglossoides purpurocaeruleaPurple gromwell
    BoraginaceaeEchium vulgareViper's-bugloss
    CaprifoliaceaeLonicera periclymenumEuropean Honeysuckle
    CaprifoliaceaeLonicera xylosteumFly honeysuckle
    FabaceaeCytisusBroom
    FabaceaeLotus corniculatusBirdsfoot Trefoil
    FabaceaeOnobrychis viciifoliaSanfoin
    FabaceaeTrifolium Clover
    FagaceaeQuercus petraeaSessile Oak
    LabiateaeLamium albumWhite Dead-nettle
    LamiaceaeGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivy
    LamiaceaeMenthaMint
    LamiaceaeSalvia pratensisMeadow Clary
    OnagraceaeEpilobiumWillowherb
    PlantaginaceaePlantago majorRatstail Plantain
    RosaceaeRubus fruticosusBlackberry
    RosaceaeRubus idaeusRed raspberry
    RosaceaeSanguisorba minorSalad Burnet
    SalicaceaeSalix capreaGoat Willow
    UrticaceaeUrtica dioicaStinging Nettle
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Panaxia quadripunctariaPoda, 1761
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Polska czerwona księga bezkręgowców
    Suffolk MothsTony Prichard
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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Adult, upperside.

Reimar BeierleinGermany

Adult, upperside.

Jerzy ZiębaPoland, Pieniny

Adult.

Jerzy ZiębaPoland, Pieniny

Adult.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoPoland, Krościenko nad Dunajcem

Adult, upperside.

Marek MiłkowskiPoland, Janczowa

Copulating pair.

Paweł WronkaGreece, Πεταλούδες

Larva.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoAzerbaijan, Kiş

Larva.

Mariusz ObszarnyPoland, Przemyśl

Larva.

Reimar BeierleinGermany

Larva.

Philippe MothironFrance, Chapet

Larva.

Mariusz ObszarnyPoland, Huwniki

Larva.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Hrušov

Pupa.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Hrušov

Pupa.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Hrušov

Pupa.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Hrušov

Egg.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Brzotín

Eggs.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Brzotín

Eggs.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Brzotín
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