Jersey Tiger / Ruska medonjica

Description:

It is a day-flying moth. The adult wingspan is 52 - 65 mm, and they fly from July to September, depending on the location. They tend to fly close to Eupatorium cannabinum, where they are hard to notice because of their camouflage.

Habitat:

Euplagia quadripunctaria is widely distributed in Europe from Estonia and Latvia in the north to the Mediterranean coast and islands in the south.[3] It is also found in West Russia, South Urals, Asia Minor, Rhodes and nearby islands, the Near East, Caucasus, South Turkmenistan, and Iran (Dubatolov, 2010). Individuals are known to migrate northwards from their regular breeding grounds during the summer.

Notes:

Other names: Panaxia quadripunctaria. Related spotting: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/339...