72.025 BF2056 - Wood Tiger - Erebidae - Parasemia plantaginis

72.025 BF2056 - Erebidae - Arctiinae - Parasemia plantaginis - Wood Tiger

Adult Macro: CAT 1 - Distinctive species unlikely to be confused with others -

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- Generally Common / Widespread - Day-flying

Taxonomy: Macro >> Erebidae

ID Difficulty: green

- easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.

ID pointers: An unmistakable moth. Black and cream patterning across upper wing with yellow & black patterning on hind wing.

Distribution: A resident species in Derbyshire that is locally common on the northern upland areas of the county. It is widely distributed on heather moorlands and in the Carboniferous Limestone areas, being recorded from most of the dales.

Flight Period: May / June / July / - On the wing May – July.

Moth Activity: Nocturnal - the males are day-flying but the females are mainly nocturnal

Wingspan: 32-38mm
Forewing: 17-20mm

Food Plant: Herbaceous plants.

Recorded dates for Common [Blue-coded ] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.

72.025 BF2056 – Wood Tiger – Erebidae – Parasemia plantaginis – Jane & Phil Lester

Wood Tiger – Erebidae – Parasemia plantaginis – Jane & Phil Lester

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