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Arctia caja (Linnaeus, 1758) (Garden Tiger)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos
Arctia caja Larva 25 May 2000 Berks England 2
Arctia caja Larva 16 June 1974 South-east Yorkshire England 2
Arctia caja Imago 3 August 1972 (Yorks) England 6
Arctia caja Larva 23 May 1970 East Norfolk England 2

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Parsons, M.S., Fox, R., Conrad, K.F., Woiwod, I.P. & Warren, M.S., 2005 (Colour photograph) British moths: throwing light on a new conservation challenge

Arctia caja may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
HEXAPODA
(hexapods)
INSECTA
(insects)
LEPIDOPTERA
(butterflies and moths)
DITRYSIA
(the major suborder of moths)
ARCTIIDAE
(tiger moths)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Arctia caja:

is endoparasitoid host of Carcelia gnava - a parasitoid fly (Diptera: Tachinidae) Belshaw, R., 1993 [NMD]
larva larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Thelaira leucozona - a parasitoid fly (Diptera: Tachinidae) Foreign Restricted Tschorsnig, H.P. & Herting, B., 1994 [fide Berström, 2004]
Photos larva larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Thelaira nigripes - a parasitoid fly (Diptera: Tachinidae) Questionable Bergström, C., 2004
Belshaw, R., 1993 [Bergström, 2004, casts doubt on this in the light of T. leucozona, not formerly distinguished in UK.]
Photos larva larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Compsilura concinnata - a parasitoid fly (Diptera: Tachinidae) Belshaw, R., 1993 [NHM]
larva larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Carcelia lucorum - a parasitoid fly (Diptera: Tachinidae) Belshaw, R., 1993
larva larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Carcelia tibialis - a parasitoid fly (Diptera: Tachinidae) Questionable Belshaw, R., 1993
larva larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Huebneria affinis - a parasitoid fly (Diptera: Tachinidae) Belshaw, R., 1993 [UMO]
larva larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Exorista fasciata - a parasitoid fly (Diptera: Tachinidae) Belshaw, R., 1993
larva larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Exorista grandis - a parasitoid fly (Diptera: Tachinidae) Belshaw, R., 1993 [NHM]
larva larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Pales pavida - a parasitoid fly (Diptera: Tachinidae) Belshaw, R., 1993 [BCM]
larva larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Thelymorpha marmorata - a parasitoid fly (Diptera: Tachinidae) Belshaw, R., 1993

Arctia caja may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

ANIMALIA
(animals)
INSECTA
(insects)
LEPIDOPTERA
(butterflies and moths)
ARCTIIDAE
(tiger moths)

References

Belshaw, R., 1993 Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae)
Bergström, C., 2004 Thelaira leucozona (Panzer) (Diptera, Tachinidae) new to Britain
Tschorsnig, H.P. & Herting, B., 1994 Die Raupenfliegen (Diptera: Tachnindae) Mitteleuropas: Bestimmungstabellen und Angaben zur Verbreitung und Ökologie der einzelnen Arten.

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