Arctia caja (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Feb. 20, 2020, 10:17 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.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
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Caterpillar
Flight periods
The adults fly from June till the end of August in one generation a year. They come to light after midnight.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Herbaceous plants
The larva lives on various herbaceous plants like Urtica, Rumex obtusifolius, Rumex hydrolapathum and Cynoglossum. Hibernates as a small larva.
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