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Tiger Moth

Dysauxes ancilla

Photo by injica
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Field Notes

Description:

The wingspan is 22–25 mm. The larvae primarily feed on Taraxacum, Senecio, Plantago and Lactuca species.

Habitat:

It is found in Southern and Central Europe, through Turkey and Armenia, over the Ural mountains and up to the Caucasus.

Notes:

Related spotting: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/29961002

Reference Links:

Dysauxes ancilla, Bestimmungshilfe des Lepiforums: Dysauxes Ancilla

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