Arctia festiva, the hebe tiger moth, is a moth species of the family Erebidae. Some authors have separated it in a monotypic genus Eucharia. It is found in Central and Southern Europe, Near East, Iran, Central Asia, European Russia, Southern Siberia, Mongolia and China.[1]

Hebe tiger moth
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Arctia
Species:	A. festiva
Binomial name
Arctia festiva (Hufnagel, 1766)
Synonyms
Eucharia festiva (Hufnagel, 1766)

The adults of this species display polymorphism; in addition, several subspecies are recognized. The wingspan is 45–60 mm. The moth flies February to July depending on the location, mainly in spring.

The caterpillar feeds on a wide range of plants.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Arctia festiva.

Wikispecies has information related to Eucharia festiva.

• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
• Fauna Europaea
• Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa
• Lepiforum.de
• Vlindernet.nl (in Dutch)

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