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Garden tiger moth
Arctia caja
Erebid moths
(Erebidae)
Resting in daytime with closed wings.
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Forewing dark brown with a white line pattern, hindwing orange-red with bluish spots. Red marked legs and a red band across its head. Only active at night, mostly after midnight. It rests during the day with closed forewings. When threatened it spreads its wings and excretes a smelly substance in defence. Caterpillar is black brown with light grey spots, long hairs on the back and small bumps on the side. Young caterpillars are lighter in colour. ⇔ wsp. 45-65 mm
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40-70 mm
Folded
Without knob
> 40 mm
Hairy
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2 LookAlikes (LA):
Scarlet tiger moth
Jersey tiger
Garden tiger moth
Grote beer
Brauner Bär
Écaille martre
Arctia caja [L.]
Arctia caja [L.]
Arctia caja [L.]
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