Garden Tiger Moth

The garden tiger is an attractive moth with a dark brown and cream patterned.

Garden tiger moth. It has one generation of adults. Once a quite common moth in most of britain it seems to have declined in many places in the last few years. The garden tiger is a widespread species and can be found throughout the uk however numbers have decreased in recent years. Its forewings are chocolatey brown with cream patterns whereas its hindwings are orangey red with black spots.

Its bright colours warn predators that it tastes unpleasant. The garden tiger moth is found throughout mainland britain often in gardens and was once regarded as common but recent figures suggest that its population in the uk has crashed by 92 since 1968. Fumosa a brown form do occur. My sightings my species checklist manage my photographs my account modal header.

It will also visit gardens. However garden tiger moths are generalists and will pick many different. Garden tiger garden tiger. A large brightly coloured moth the garden tiger is on the wing towards the end of the.

Its brown and black exceedingly hairy caterpillar is. The caterpillar is not all black like many in this guide but has orange and often gray hairs in addition to the black ground color. Another species which was a favourite with early collectors who selectively bred it to create unusual colours and forms. Garden tiger moth or great tiger moth arctia caja.

Identification of the garden tiger moth. Garden tiger iain leach. The garden tiger is a stout hairy moth. Arctia caja is a northern species found in the us canada and europe.

Garden tiger arctia caja linnaeus 1758 wingspan 45 65 mm. In decline it is suffering from the tidying up of our countryside. The larvae can be seen from august to late the following june. The garden tiger is an attractive brown and white moth of sand dunes woodland edges meadows and hedgerows.

Collecting and sharing data about lepidoptera. Butterflies and moths of north america. The garden tiger has a wing span of about 65mm and easily identified. Aberrations and known forms such as flutescens with yellow hindwings fpetriburgensis with black marking on a white forewing and f.

Pending sightings sightings i verified species i created unidentifiable sightings. Tags black brown copper orange red blue black spots red spots spots large medium england scotland wales. If disturbed the moth displays its orange hindwings with blue black spots and can produce a clear yellow fluid from two ducts just behind the head. The garden tiger moth or great tiger moth arctia caja is a moth of the family erebidae.

It flies in july and august and will regularly visit the light trap. When seen in a natural resting position the pale trellis of lines set against a uniformly dark brown wing is distinctive. Garden tiger moth arctia caja the above photo showing the red and blue black under wings was kindly provided by darren parsons taken in august 2013 and posted on animalphotosme facebook page. Arctia caja this species is not common but can be found in the right place and time generally across the northern states canada and into the western mountain ranges.

Notice the beautiful combination of blue spots on orange hind wings. The caterpillars are the woolly. Submit a sighting coordinator tools. The above photo was kindly provided by jeff davies taken at his home in the rhondda valley south wales in late july 2011.