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Garden Tiger

Arctia caja

Classification

Class
Insecta
Family
Erebidae

The garden tiger moth or great tiger moth (Arctia caja) is a moth of the family Erebidae. Arctia caja is a northern species found in the US, Canada, and Europe. The moth prefers cold climates with temperate seasonality, as the larvae overwinter, and preferentially chooses host plants that produce pyrrolizidine alkaloids.

Distribution

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Netherlands · 9,729Germany · 3,576United Kingdom · 2,135France · 1,167Switzerland · 376Italy · 225Spain · 206Belgium · 68Luxembourg · 62