Erebidae : Arctiinae
Scarlet Tiger
CALLIMORPHA dominula (Linnaeus, 1758)
Scarlet Tiger
CALLIMORPHA dominula (Linnaeus, 1758)
Life Cycle Guide
Description
Wingspan: 52-58mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe-Southern England to Southern Scandinavia and Finland to Italy and the Balkans,France and Iberian peninsula : Caucasus : Transcaucasus : Asia Minor Armenia : Iraq : Iran
UK Distribution: Resident. England-South and South-west-Well distributed : England-East-Locally scarce : Wales-South and West-Well distributed : Channel Isles-Several recorded in Jersey-residence unknown.
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Coastal Habitats-undercliffs etc : Fens : Marshes : Gardens : Woodland : River Banks : Damp Meadows
Type Locality: Europe
Similar Species -
Pupa: Pupa-May to June
Overwinters as: Early stage larva
Observations: The Scarlet Tiger is unmistakeable with its iridescent blue,black,green forewings with patches of white and yellow and hindwings a bright scarlet with patches of black.
Rarely forms are found with yellow hindwings, C.d.f.rossica and in C.d.f.bimacula the hindwing is extensively black.
Moth often flies in sunshine during late afternoon and early evening as well as flying at night.
They are nectar feeders and can often be found feeding on Scabious,Knapweed and Red Valerian and Ragwort.
Worldwide Distribution: Europe-Southern England to Southern Scandinavia and Finland to Italy and the Balkans,France and Iberian peninsula : Caucasus : Transcaucasus : Asia Minor Armenia : Iraq : Iran
UK Distribution: Resident. England-South and South-west-Well distributed : England-East-Locally scarce : Wales-South and West-Well distributed : Channel Isles-Several recorded in Jersey-residence unknown.
UK Conservation Status -
- Local = 101 - 300 10Km Squares
- Least Concern
- Phalaena dominula (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Phalaena dominula (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Europe
Habitat: Coastal Habitats-undercliffs etc : Fens : Marshes : Gardens : Woodland : River Banks : Damp Meadows
Type Locality: Europe
Similar Species -
- Cream-spot Tiger Arctia villica Oberthur, 1911
Pupa: Pupa-May to June
Overwinters as: Early stage larva
Observations: The Scarlet Tiger is unmistakeable with its iridescent blue,black,green forewings with patches of white and yellow and hindwings a bright scarlet with patches of black.
Rarely forms are found with yellow hindwings, C.d.f.rossica and in C.d.f.bimacula the hindwing is extensively black.
Moth often flies in sunshine during late afternoon and early evening as well as flying at night.
They are nectar feeders and can often be found feeding on Scabious,Knapweed and Red Valerian and Ragwort.
Photo Gallery
Larva
Larval Food Plants Worldwide
Note - Plants hyperlinked in red below take the visitor to the relevant plant page on"Plants for a Future" website
where further information like photos,physical
characteristics,habitats,edible uses,medicinal
uses,cultivation,propagation,range,height etc. are clearly listed.
- Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
- Asteraceae - Compositae - Aster-Daisy - Sunflower Family
- Eupatorium cannabinum - Hemp Agrimony
- Boraginaceae - Borage - Forget-me-not Family
- Symphytum officinale - Common Comfrey
- Cynoglossum officinale - Hound's Tongue
- Pentaglottis sempervirens - Green Alkanet - Evergreen bugloss
- Fabaceae - Leguminosea - The Pulse - Bean - Pea - Legume Family
- Cytisus scoparius - Broom - Scotch Broom
- Rosaceae - The Rose Family
- Filipendula ulmaria - Meadowsweet
- Fragaria x ananassa - Strawberry
- Rubus fruticosus - Bramble - Blackberry
- Salicaceae - Willow Family
- Salix cinerea - Grey Willow
- Urticaeae - Nettle Family
- Urtica dioica - Stinging Nettle - Common Nettle
- Note - Larvae also feed on the following plant families
- Boraginaceae - Myosotis - Forget - me - nots
- Caprifoliaceae - Lonicera - Honeysuckle
- Fagaceae - Quercus - Oaks
- Geraniaceae - Geranium
- Lamiaceae - Labiatae - Lamium - Mint Family
- Oleceae - Fraxinus - Ash
- Ranunculaceae - Ranunculus - Buttercups
- Rosaceae - Prunus - Stone Fruits
- Salicaceae - Populus - Poplars
- Ulmaceae - Ulmus - Elms
- Note - Larvae also feed on the following plant families
- Urtica dioica - Stinging Nettle - Common Nettle
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Noctuoidea Erebidae Arctiinae Arctiini Callimorphina CALLIMORPHA Latreille, 1809 Callimorpha dominula (Linnaeus, 1758) - Phalaena dominula (Linnaeus, 1758) - = Panaxia dominula PHALAENA dominula (Linnaeus, 1758) = domina Hübner, 1803 = insubrica Wackerzapp, 1890 = lusitanica Staudinger, 1894 = rhodanica Kettlewell, 1943 - Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : Title page : p.509 - n.68 - Europe - C.d.f.hamelensis Pflümer, 1879-Spots on forewing white C.d.f.fasciata Spuler, 1910-Spots merge two by two to describe cross-lines C.d.f.lusitanica Staudinger, 1894-Forewing background yellow - C. d. dominula Linnaeus, 1758- Baltic : Belarus : Ukraine : Moldova : Western Russia and Central Europe C. d. lusitanica Staudinger, 1894-Portugal C. d. pompalis Nitsche, 1926-South Alps valleys-Forewing spots reduced,hindwing suffused black from margin,has salmon tinge C. d. persona Hübner, 1790-Italy south of the Alps, excluding Piedmont and southern Alpine valleys-Forewing spots reduced,hindwing background -salmon pink to light yellow,suffused with black C. d. trinacriae Nardelli & Giandolfo, 1996-Sicily C. d. profuga Goeze, 1781-Balkans: Macedonia Scopje : Albania : Greece : West Turkey C. d.rossica Kolenati, 1846-Caucasus : Transcaucasia, except Talysh Mountains : North-Western Iran C. d. philippsi Bartel, 1906-Talysh Mountains : North Iran : Southern Turkmenistan C. d. kurdistanica Thomas, 1983-South-East Turkey, possibly Iraq C.d. bithynica Staudinger, 1871-Balkans & Turkey-Forewing greenish lustre highly accentuated |