Euplagia quadripunctaria, the Jersey tiger, is a day-flying moth of the family Erebidae. The adult wingspan is 52ââ¬â65 millimetres 2.0ââ¬â2.6 in, and they fly from July to September, depending on the location.[1] They tend to fly close to Eupatorium cannabinum, where they are hard to notice because of their camouflage. The larvae caterpillars are polyphagous, feeding from September to May on nettles Urtica and raspberriesRubus, dandelion Taraxacum, white deadnettle Lamium, ground ivy Glechoma, groundsel Senecio, plantain Plantago, borage Borago, lettuce Lactuca, and hemp-agrimony Eupratoria. The insect overwinters as a small larva. Euplagia quadripunctaria is widely distributed in Europe from Estonia and Latvia in the north to the Mediterranean coast and islands in the south. It is also found in West Russia, South Urals, Asia Minor, Rhodes and nearby islands, the Near East, Caucasus, South Turkmenistan, and Iran. Individuals are known to migrate northwards from their regular breeding grounds during the summer.
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