Wood tiger moth

Description: The brightly coloured underwings warn predators that this moth is distasteful to eat. This specimen was collected by C. W. Holcroft June 1902.
Accession Loan No.: 53/1976/56
Collection Class: Arthropods
Common Name: wood tiger moth
Simple Name: insect: moth
Full Name: LEPIDOPTERA: ARCTIIDAE: Parasemia plantaginis: wood tiger
Dimensions: width 20 mm
Period Classification: Edwardian (1901-1914)
Family Group
Collector / Excavator: Holcroft, Mr C W
Collection County: Herefordshire
Collection Country: United Kingdom: England
Collection Area Region: Northern Europe
Collection Continent: Europe
Phylum: ARTHROPODA
Family: ARCTIIDAE
Genus: Parasemia
Species: plantaginis

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