Hyphoraia aulica

Brown tiger moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subtribe: Arctiina
Genus: Hyphoraia
Species: H. aulica
Binomial name
Hyphoraia aulica
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Hyphoraia aulica (brown tiger moth) is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in the temperate areas of Central Europe up to the area surrounding the Amur River to the East and up to the Balkans and the Black Sea to the South.

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The wingspan is 34–38 mm. The moth flies from May to July depending on the location.

The larvae feed on various plants, including Achillea, Hieracium, Euphorbia, Knautia and Taraxacum species.


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