Jersey Tiger (Euplagia quadripunctaria) | Species | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Taken at Aston, Oxon., on August 4th 2026. (© David Hastings) (Canon R6+RF100, f/7.1, 1/160th, ISO 25600, 100mm) DescriptionFamily: Erebidae (ABH : 72.030) Wing span: 56 - 66mm This moth is unmistakable, with striped black and creamy-white markings on the forewing, and red, orange or yellow hindwing. Since 1990 it has expanded its range in the British Isles. It can be found in southern Devon, Dorset and Hampshire, also Kent, Sussex and the SE Midlands. As it is also an immigrant it can occur almost anywhere. Habitats are gardens, rough and disturbed ground, hedgerows, coastal cliffs, undercliffs, and the higher parts of beaches. There is one generation, between mid-May and early September. It over-winters as a small larva. Larvae feed on many herbaceous plants, particularly Common Nettle, Hemp Agrimony, White Dead-nettle and Borage. It is active on warm days, visiting flowers like buddleja and thistles. It also flies at night and comes to light. Earliest UK sighting: 13th July ; Latest UK sighting: 12th August Sightings
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