Cream-spot Tiger (Arctia villica, (Linnaeus, 1758))

10600 Cream-spot Tiger Arctia villica, (Linnaeus, 1758)

Arda valley, Eastern Rhodopi Mtns., 6th June 2011.

Photo © Nick Greatorex-Davies

Arda valley, Eastern Rhodopi Mtns., 6th June 2011.

Photo © Nick Greatorex-Davies

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Madzharovo, Eastern Rhodopi Mtns., June 2004

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Melnik, SW Bulgaria, light trap, 13th May 2014. Male.

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Arda valley, Eastern Rhodopi Mtns., 5th June 2011

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Petrousa, N. Greece. 7th May 2014.

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Slavyanka foothills, SW Bulgaria, 4th May 2014.

Photo © Nick Greatorex-Davies

Slavyanka foothills, SW Bulgaria, 4th May 2014.

Photo © Nick Greatorex-Davies

General Information

Pupates amongst leaf litter.

Overwinters as Overwinters as a larva.
Both sexes readily come to light, sometimes in numbers.
Often found at rest during day

Forewing length: 25-32mm.
Foodplant(s): White Dead-nettle (Lamium album), chickweeds (Stellaria spp.), hawkweeds (Hieracium spp.), ragworts (Senecio spp.), Black Horehound (Ballota nigra), herbaceous plants
Flying: One generation, May-early July
UK Presence: Resident
National status:

Habitat

Coastal cliff-tops, saltmarsh edges and sand-dunes and inland open woodland, heathland and road verges.

Regional Information

Recorded in 2 (0.1%) of the 1900 10km squares of Bulgaria.

Last recorded in June 2013

Recorded date range (Adult): 18 June to 01 July

Similar Species

Dobarsko, Rila Mtns., 11th July 2009

Scarlet Tiger Callimorpha dominula

Larva/Leafmine:

Larva Type:

Hairy

Colours:

Black, brown, red

No. of Proleg Pairs:

10600 Cream-spot Tiger Arctia villica, (Linnaeus, 1758)

BF2058 (ABH72.027)