Eribidae : Arctiinae
Jersey Tiger
EUPLAGIA quadripunctaria (Poda, 1761)
Jersey Tiger
EUPLAGIA quadripunctaria (Poda, 1761)
Life Cycle Guide
Description
Wingspan: 52-65mm
Worldwide Distribution: Central Europe and Southern Europe - less Sweden,Norway,Ireland,Estonia,Latvia and N Russia : W.Russia : S.Urals : Asia Minor : Near East : Caucasus : S.Turkmenistan : Iran : Rhodes
UK Distribution: Quite numerous on south coast Devon - west of Dartmouth to Bridport Dorset - Inland around Exeter to edge of Dartmoor - records in Plymouth - Isle of Wight - established - locally frequent - small numbers inland - Sussex coast - established : Channel Isles - widespread and abundant
UK Conservation Status -
Type Locality -
Habitat: Coastal Cliffs : Undercliffs : Gardens : Rough disturbed ground : Hedgerows
Similar Species -
Pupa: Pupates in a silken cocoon
Overwinters as: Small larva among larval food plant
Observations: This moth is unmistakable with its black and creamy white stripes on the forewing and bright red hindwing covered in black spots.
There are few variations in this moth although some forms tinge the hindwing in either orange or yellow (See taxonomy below)
Although this is a nationally scarce moth it has increased its range along the south coast over the past years from its stronghold in the channel islands and almost certainly more of this will happen as conditions allow.
The larva of this moth is polyphagous feeding on a wide range of food plants.
Worldwide Distribution: Central Europe and Southern Europe - less Sweden,Norway,Ireland,Estonia,Latvia and N Russia : W.Russia : S.Urals : Asia Minor : Near East : Caucasus : S.Turkmenistan : Iran : Rhodes
UK Distribution: Quite numerous on south coast Devon - west of Dartmouth to Bridport Dorset - Inland around Exeter to edge of Dartmoor - records in Plymouth - Isle of Wight - established - locally frequent - small numbers inland - Sussex coast - established : Channel Isles - widespread and abundant
UK Conservation Status -
- Nationally Scarce B (Nb - BAP : 1997) = 31 - 100 10Km Squares
- Least Concern
- Phalaena quadripunctaria (Poda, 1761)
Type Locality -
- Phalaena hera (Linnaeus, 1767)
Habitat: Coastal Cliffs : Undercliffs : Gardens : Rough disturbed ground : Hedgerows
Similar Species -
- None
Pupa: Pupates in a silken cocoon
Overwinters as: Small larva among larval food plant
Observations: This moth is unmistakable with its black and creamy white stripes on the forewing and bright red hindwing covered in black spots.
There are few variations in this moth although some forms tinge the hindwing in either orange or yellow (See taxonomy below)
Although this is a nationally scarce moth it has increased its range along the south coast over the past years from its stronghold in the channel islands and almost certainly more of this will happen as conditions allow.
The larva of this moth is polyphagous feeding on a wide range of food plants.
Subspecies
E.q quadripunctaria - nominal subspecies - Baltic, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, European Russia, Caucasus, W.Europe
E.q quadripunctaria - nominal subspecies - Baltic, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, European Russia, Caucasus, W.Europe
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
- Lactuca sativa - Lettuce
- Tussiligo farfara - Coltsfoot
- Boraginaceae - Borage - Forget-me-not Family
- Echium vulgare - Viper's Bugloss
- Caprifoliaceae - Honeysuckle Family
- Lonicera periclymenum - Wild Honeysuckle
- Lonicera involucrata syn xylosteum -Twinberry-Dwarf Honeysuckle
- Fagaceae - Oak - Chestnut - Beech Family
- Fagus sylvatica - Beech
- Lamiaceae - Labiatae - The Mint Family
- Glechoma hederacea - Ground Ivy
- Lamium album - White Dead Nettle
- Salvia pratensis - Meadow Clary
- Plantaginaceae - Plantain Family
- Plantago lanceolata - Ribwort Plantain - English Plantain
- Plantago major - Common Plantain
- Rosaceae - The Rose Family
- Rubus fruticosus - Bramble - Blackberry
- Rubus idaeus - Raspberry
- Sanguisorba minor - Salad Burnet
- Salicaceae - Willow Family
- Salix caprea - Goat Willow
- Salix caprea - Goat Willow
- Urticaeae - Nettle Family
- Urtica dioica - Stinging Nettle - Common Nettle
- Note - Larvae also feed on the following plant families
- Asteraceae - Compositae - Senecio - Ragworts
- Betulaceae - Alnus - Alder Family
- Fabaceae - Leguminosea - Lotus - Trefoils/Onobrychis - Sainfoins/Trifolium - Clovers
- Fagaceae - Quercus - Oaks
- Asteraceae - Compositae - Senecio - Ragworts
- Note - Larvae also feed on the following plant families
- Urtica dioica - Stinging Nettle - Common Nettle
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Subkingdom: Phylum: Subphylum: Class: Order: Superfamily: Family: Subfamily: Tribe: Genus: Accepted Species Name: Type Species - EUPLAGIA: Original Species Name: Species Names: Literary Ref: Type Locality: Forms: Subspecies: |
Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Noctuoidea Erebidae Arctiinae Arctiini EUPLAGIA Hübner,1820 Euplagia quadripunctaria (Poda, 1761) - Phalaena hera (Linnaeus, 1767) - PHALAENA quadripunctaria (Poda, 1761) = Panaxia quadripunctaria = Phalaena quadripunctaria Poda, 1761 = plataginis Scopoli, 1763 = Phalaena hera Linnaeus, 1767 - Insecta Musei Græcensis, quæ in ordines, genera et species juxta systema naturæ Caroli Linnæi. - pp. [1-4], 1-127, [1-12], Tab. 1-2. Graecus [= Graz]. (Widmanstadius). : Title Page : p.89 - n.20 - Not given in original publication - E.q.f. saturnina Oberthür, 1892 - hindwing tinged with orange E.q.f. lutescens Staudinger,1861 - hindwing tinged with yellow - E.q quadripunctaria - nominal subspecies - Baltic, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, European Russia, Caucasus, W.Europe E.q.fulgida Oberthür,1896 - Transcaucasia, Kopet Dagh, Greece, Turkey, Syria, N.Iran - greenish lustre, hindwing black spots stretched E.q.rhodosensis (Daniel,1953) - Rhodes - accentuated lustre E.q.ingridae Roesler, 1968 - W Turkey - cross lines thicker |