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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Diacrisia purpurata
Diacrisia purpurata(Linnaeus, 1758)
  1. Erebidae
  2. Arctiinae
  3. Arctiini
  4. Arctiina
  5. Diacrisia
  6.  purpurata
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Habitat

  • Fallow land
  • Heathlands, moorlands
  • Xerophilous steppes

MU
FU

42-50 mm

  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Ukraine
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    AzərbaycancaTünd qırmızı ayıca
    ČeskyPřástevník angreštový
    DanskPurpurbjørn
    DeutschPurpurbär
    DeutschStachelbeerbär
    Eesti keelPurpurkaruslane
    EnglishPurple Tiger
    FrançaisEcaille mouchetée
    FrançaisEcaille pourprée
    LatviešuPurpura lācītis
    LietuviųPurpurinė meškutė
    MagyarBíborszínű medvelepke
    NederlandsPurperbeer
    PolskiNiedźwiedziówka purpurka
    SlovenčinaSpriadač purpurový
    SuomeksiKeltasiilikäs
    SvenskaCitrongul igelkottspinnare
    TürkçeMor Ayıgüvesi
    РусскийМедведица пурпурная
    УкраїнськаВедмедиця пурпурова
    中文黄灯蛾
    日本語ゴマベニシタヒトリ
    한국어알락안주홍불나방
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    AsteraceaeInulaElecampane
    FabaceaeCytisusBroom
    RosaceaeRubusBramble
    RubiaceaeGaliumBedstraw
  • Secondary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    FagaceaeQuercusOak
    RosaceaePrunusCherry
    SalicaceaeSalixWillow
    UlmaceaeUlmusElm
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Rhyparia purpurataLinnaeus, 1758
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Japanese Moths
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Schmetterling - RaupeWalter Schön
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson

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Male, upperside.

Maciej MatrajPoland, Wołów

Male, upperside.

Jerzy RoguskiPoland, Wrocław-Stabłowice

Female, upperside.

Paweł CzudecPoland, Głogów Małopolski

Female, upperside.

Magdalena TraciłowskaPoland, Rudki

Female laying eggs.

Bernard FransenFrance, Réserve Naturelle du Marais de Lavours

Female laying eggs.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoPoland, Szczecin-Klęskowo

Larva.

Mariusz ObszarnyPoland, Posada Rybotycka

Larva.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoPoland, Szczecin-Klęskowo

Larva.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoPoland, Szczecin-Klęskowo

Larva.

Paweł CzudecPoland, Głogów Małopolski

Larva.

Michał BrzezińskiPoland, Trzebcz

Larva.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoPoland, Szczecin-Klęskowo

Pupa.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoPoland, Szczecin-Klęskowo

Pupa.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoPoland, Szczecin-Klęskowo

Pupa.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Silická Brezová

Eggs.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Silická Brezová

Eggs.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoPoland, Szczecin-Klęskowo

Eggs.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoPoland, Szczecin-Klęskowo
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