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_____________________________________________________________________ Moths 50 – Jersey Tiger Moths

 

 

 

A close up of a caterpillar Description automatically generated with low confidence

 

JERSEY TIGER MOTH Euplagia quadripunctaria

 

 

A close up of a butterfly Description automatically generated with low confidence

 

JERSEY TIGER MOTH Euplagia quadripunctaria

 

A butterfly on a flower Description automatically generated with medium confidence

 

JERSEY TIGER MOTH Euplagia quadripunctaria

 

A close-up of a spider Description automatically generated with low confidence

 

JERSEY TIGER MOTH Euplagia quadripunctaria

 

A close up of a black and white spotted caterpillar Description automatically generated with low confidence

 

JERSEY TIGER MOTH Euplagia quadripunctaria

 

A black and white butterfly Description automatically generated with medium confidence

 

JERSEY TIGER MOTH Euplagia quadripunctaria

 

A black and white butterfly on a person's skin Description automatically generated with medium confidence

 

JERSEY TIGER MOTH Euplagia quadripunctaria

 

A picture containing insect Description automatically generated

 

JERSEY TIGER MOTH Euplagia quadripunctaria

 

A butterfly on a fabric surface Description automatically generated with low confidence

 

JERSEY TIGER MOTH Euplagia quadripunctaria f. lutescens

 

A picture containing insect, close Description automatically generated

 

JERSEY TIGER MOTH Euplagia quadripunctaria f. lutescens

 

 

·         Formerly restricted to coastal sites in the southern counties of the UK and only rarely seen inland, the Jersey Tiger Moth Euplagia quadripunctaria has recently expanded its range northwards in response to a warming climate, reaching the London area circa 2010 – where this species has become easier to find than the formerly common Garden Tiger Moth Arctia caja, an alarming casualty of global warming. It is active at night and during the day and because it is such a visually striking insect it is being noticed, often being mistaken for a butterfly by non-entomologists! This moth is readily attracted to Buddleja davidii, and by artificial light (so it may enter buildings). In the form lutescens the normal bright red flash coloration on the hindwings is replaced by orange. These markings are generally hidden by the folded back striped forewings (hard to see inside vegetation) when at rest and exposed if the moth is threatened by a bird. The Jersey Tiger Moth is a common and widespread species in Continental Europe. 

 

 

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