Arctia festiva (Hufnagel, 1766) Species
Last modified: Jan. 22, 2022, 12:42 p.m.
This very rare and local species has not been recorded in LX for a very long time. Very likely extinct in Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Erebidae > Subfamily: Arctiinae > Tribus: Arctiini > Genus: Arctia > Species: Arctia festiva
- Vernacular names
- Engelse beer (NL), Banded Tiger (EN), L'Ecaille rose (FR), Englischer Bär (DE)
- Synonyms
- Arctia hebe (Linnaeus, 1767)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1857a. Catalogue des Insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 1: 1–111. On page 50.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
