Species Details

ABH: 72.025

BF: 2056

Family: Erebidae

Subfamily: Arctiinae

Taxon: Arctia plantaginis

=Parasemia plantaginis insularum

=Parasemia plantaginis plantaginis

Authority: (Linnaeus, 1758)

Vernacular: Wood Tiger

Account: Local on heathland and downland throughout much of the British Isles, but has disappeared from many localities, especially in southern England Sufficiently distinctive not be confused with other more common species of tiger-moth. Larva polyphagous on plants such as Bell Heather, Ribwort Plantain, Greater Plantain, Common Rock-rose, Salad Burnet and Groundsel.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 33 — 42 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 21 May (1914) — 17 Jun (1941)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant: Polyphagous.

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Least Concern (LC)

UK BAP:

WCA:

No distribution map – Sensitive species!

Click here to view the full geology map of Surrey.

Verification Grade: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/parasemia-plantaginis/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 2

Individuals: 1

Earliest Year: 1914

Latest Year: 1941

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