Euplagia quadripunctaria (Poda 1761)

jersey tiger

on herbs

Greece, Lefkas, Katouna, 10.vi.2018 © Laurens van der Linde

parasite

Larvae freely on the leaves.

host plants

polyphagous

Aegonychon purpurocaeruleum; Anchusa officinalis; Corylus; Cytisus; Echium vulgare; Epilobium; Eupatorium cannabinum; Glechoma hederacea; Lamium album; Lonicera periclymenum, xylosteum; Lotus corniculatus; Mentha; Onobrychis viciifolia; Plantago major; Quercus petraea; Rubus fruticosus, idaeus; Salix caprea; Salvia pratensis; Sambucus ebulus; Sanguisorba minor; Senecio ovatus; Taraxacum officinale; Trifolium; Tussilago farfara; Urtica dioica.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

egg, larva, pupa

see Lepiforum.

synonyms

Callimorpha quadripunctaria.

references

Bentley (2008a), Ebert (ed., 1997a), Jakšić (2016a), Koren, Vukotić & Črne (2015a), Lepiforum (2021), Manu, Lotrean, Onete, ao (2018a), Pratt, Yates & Triplet (2000a), Quirce Vázquez, Martín Cano & Galante (2012a), Teobaldelli (2018a), Walterus (2004a), Žikić, Ritt, Colacci, ao (2019a).