Arctia caja (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Sept. 15, 2023, 11:39 a.m.
A common species throughout Belgium. Populations can fluctuate considerably from year to year.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Erebidae > Subfamily: Arctiinae > Tribus: Arctiini > Genus: Arctia > Species: Arctia caja
- Vernacular names
- Grote beer (NL), Garden Tiger (EN), L'Ecaille Martre, La Hérissonne (FR), Brauner Bär (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1837. Catalogue des Lépidoptères ou Papillons de la Belgique, précédé du tableau des Libellulines de ce pays. — — : 1–29. On page 29 (as Chelonia Caja). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Bionomics
Hibernates as a small larva. The adults come to light after midnight.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from June till the end of August in one generation a year.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Herbaceous plants
The larva lives on various herbaceous plants like Urtica, Rumex obtusifolius, Rumex hydrolapathum, Cynoglossum etc...
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