Seq # 700520010

Euplagia quadripunctaria (Poda, 1761) Species

Last modified: June 1, 2024, 2:52 p.m.


Formerly only found in the southern regions of Belgium where it is common in calcareous localities. Around 2006 some records more to the north became known, more than certainly vagrants from the south. From 2018 on, the species is well established and fairly common in the entire country but it is still rare at the coast.

This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.


Details

Classification
Family: Erebidae > Subfamily: Arctiinae > Tribus: Arctiini > Genus: Euplagia > Species: Euplagia quadripunctaria
Vernacular names
Spaanse vlag (NL), Jersey Tiger (EN), L'Ecaille chinée (FR), Spanische Fahne, Russischer Bär (DE)
Synonyms
Euplagia hera (Linnaeus, 1767)
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 Callimorpha Hera). view page
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Caterpillar


Bionomics

It hibernates as a small larva on the food plant. The adults are active during the day, feeding on flowers, later they come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults fly from July till mid September in one generation a year.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Eupatorium cannabinum
Host plant (genera):
Urtica and Plantago
Substrates:
Herbaceous plants

The larva lives on various herbaceous plants, a.o. found on Urtica, Plantago, Rubus and Eupatorium.

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