Cream-spot Tiger
Arctia villica

B&F Code
72.027

Authority

Linnaeus, 1758

Family
Erebidae

Subfamily
Arctiinae

Genus
Arctia

National Status
Local

Species account (old)

A single moth was captured by D. M. Turnbull in 1945 in Durham City, and was shown to J. W. H. Harrison who confirmed the identification. Whether this was a true vagrant or a locally-bred escape or release is unknown.

Dunn, T.C. and J.D. Parrack, The Moths and Butterflies of Northumberland and Durham (NNU: 1986, 1992). Reprinted gratefully with permission.

Statistics

Records	1
Individuals	1
Largest Sample	1
First Recorded	1945
Last Recorded	1945
Earliest Adult Record
Latest Adult Record
Monad Coverage	0.0%
Hexad Coverage	2.4%

Map

This map shows all records of Cream-spot Tiger - Arctia villica in the Durham (VC66) database per monad (1km grid square). The map can be explored further by zooming and panning, can be reset using the button on the left, and can be filtered by selecting the era. Click on a monad to view a full list of species recorded in it, or its containing hexad (10km grid square).

Map (image)

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Week graph

This graph shows the County Durham (VC66) records of Cream-spot Tiger - Arctia villica per 7-day period, differentiated by life stage. Hover over/tap the graph to see an exact count of records at that point in time. Hover over/hold the life stage legend to highlight a particular life stage; click on a life stage label to remove it from the graph. The graph can be filtered further by selecting the era.

The graphs below show the total records and individuals of Cream-spot Tiger - Arctia villica in County Durham (VC66) per time period. Hover over/tap the graph to see an exact number of records and individuals at a particular point in time. Hover over/hold a label to highlight a particular metric; click on a metric label to remove it from the graph.

Era graph

Year graph

Gallery

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