72.027 Arctia villica britannica (Cream-spot Tiger)
fw: 25-32mm (Waring & Townsend), ws: 50-66mm (MBGBI9); May-Jul; various herbaceous plants; local and mainly coastal in S.England, East Anglia and S.Wales
ID: Forewing black with creamy-white spots; hindwing yellow with black markings; detailed pattern of wing markings variable; thorax black, tegulae black with a cream stripe; abdominal dorsum yellow at base red at apex, black spots dorsally and laterally and black ventral surface. Antenna bipectinate in male, simple in female.
§1 Foulness, Essex; 20/05/2007; male
§2 Foulness, Essex; 01/06/2008; male
§3 Foulness, Essex; 03/06/2013; male
§4 Foulness, Essex; 18/05/2019; male; fw 26.0mm
§5 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex' 05/06/2022; male
Larva: Foulness, Essex; 25/12/2006
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§2 Foulness, Essex; 01/06/2008; male
§3 Foulness, Essex; 03/06/2013; male
§4 Foulness, Essex; 18/05/2019; male; fw 26.0mm
§5 Westcliff-on-sea, Essex' 05/06/2022; male
Larva: Foulness, Essex; 25/12/2006
All images © Chris Lewis
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