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  2. Arctia testudinaria
Arctia testudinaria(Geoffroy in Fourcroy, 1785)
  1. Erebidae
  2. Arctiinae
  3. Arctiini
  4. Arctiina
  5. Arctia
  6.  testudinaria
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35-45 mm

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Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    DeutschMediterraner Braunbär
    DeutschSüdliche Hofdame
    EnglishPatton's Tiger
    FrançaisEcaille civique
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    AsteraceaeAchilleaYarrow
    AsteraceaeHieraciumHawkweed
    AsteraceaeTaraxacumDandelion
    EuphorbiaceaeEuphorbia cyparissiasCypress Spurge
    PlantaginaceaePlantagoPlantain
    PoaceaeCalamagrostisReedgrass
    PoaceaeDeschampsiaHair-grass
    PolygonaceaeRumexSorrel
    RosaceaePotentillaCinquefoil
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Hyphoraia testudinariaGeoffroy in Fourcroy, 1785
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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Adult, upperside.

Alain CossonFrance

Male.

Jean-Pierre ArnaudFrance, Ariège dept.

Male.

Giancarlo MediciItaly, Toano

Larva.

Jean-Pierre ArnaudFrance, Fenouillet
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