Euplagia quadripunctaria (Spaanse Vlag)

Common Names

Common Names in Dutch:

Spaanse Vlag

Description

Family Arctiidae

'The Arctiidae are members of the Superfamily Noctuoidea. Worldwide in distribution, moths of this family are richest in the tropics. The small to medium-sized adults are often white, yellow, orange, or red with black markings on the forewings . Some adults are day-fliers, while others are nocturnal . Larvae are typically very hairy ; some tiger moth larvae are called "woolly bears." Larvae feed on lichens as well as herbaceous and woody plants , and some species are forest pests. Pupation takes place in cocoons made of matted larval hair and little or no silk .

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Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,500 meters (0 to 8,202 feet).[2]

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Protostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa () - Aguinaldo Et Al., 1997 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Superphylum: Panarthropoda () - Cuvier
        Phylum: Arthropoda () - Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
        Subphylum: Mandibulata () - Snodgrass, 1938
        Infraphylum: Atelocerata () - Heymons, 1901
        Superclass: Panhexapoda ()
        Epiclass: Hexapoda ()
        Class: Insecta () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Insects
        Subclass: Dicondylia ()
        Infraclass: Pterygota ()
        Cohort: Myoglossata ()
        Superorder: Amphiesmenoptera ()
        Order: Lepidoptera () - Linnaeus, 1758 - Butterflies and Moths
        Suborder: Glossata ()
        Infraorder: Heteroneura ()
        Superfamily: Noctuoidea ()
        Family: Arctiidae () - Tiger Moths
        Subfamily: Arctiinae ()
        Genus: Euplagia ()
        Specific name: quadripunctaria - (Poda, 1761)
        Scientific name: - Euplagia quadripunctaria (Poda, 1761)

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Euplagia

There are approximately 2 species in this genus:

E. quadripunctaria · E. quadripunctata

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Notes

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Contributors

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 29, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 7 providers.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 29, 2007:

Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen, Biologiezentrum Linz
Haus der Natur Salzburg, Haus der Natur Salzburg
Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum, Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2976571
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14014580
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 609940

Footnotes

http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/taxonomy?f=32&sci=Arctiidae&com=Tiger Moths and Lichen Moths [back]
Mean = 268.800 meters (881.890 feet), Standard Deviation = 400.330 based on 833 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]