Euplagia quadripunctaria — Details

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L'Écaille chinée est un papillon de nuit, mais actif le jour ! Aussi appelée Callimorphe, ce petit papillon, lorsqu'il est posé, peut très bien passer inaperçu avec ses zébrures ou dévoiler des couleurs orange pour effrayer ses prédateurs.  Observation en vol : Mi-juin à septembre.  Nombre de générations par an : 1.  Milieux de vie : Milieux secs, broussailleux, lisières de bois et forêts, clairières, jardins.  Apparence  Envergure : 40-60 mm.  Le mâle et la femelle ont le dessus des ailes avant noir avec des zébrures blanches ou crèmes. Le dessus des ailes arrière est quant à lui rouge orangé, très vif, avec quelques tâches noires.
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Life History and Behavior

Life Cycle

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La chenille noire porte une ligne jaune orangée sur le dos, et des points clairs sur les flancs. Ses nombreux poils lui donnent un aspect velu. Elle se nourrit de différentes plantes, comme les chardons, les ronces, les orties, ou les genêts.
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Molecular Biology and Genetics

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Barcode data: Euplagia quadripunctaria

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The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species. 

 
There are 2 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank.  Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species.  See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
 
GWOR3964-09|BC ZSM Lep 21248|Euplagia quadripunctaria| ---------------------------------------ACATTATATTTTATTTTTGGAATTTGAGCTGGAATAGTAGGAACTTCATTA---AGATTATTAATTCGAGCTGAATTAGGAAATCCTGGTTCTTTAATTGGAGAT---GATCAAATTTATAATACTATTGTAACAGCTCATGCTTTTATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCAATTATAATTGGAGGATTTGGTAATTGATTAGTTCCTTTAATA---TTAGGAGCCCCTGATATAGCTTTTCCTCGAATAAATAATATAAGTTTTTGACTTTTACCCCCATCTTTAACCCTATTAATTTCAAGTAGAATTGTAGAAAATGGAGCAGGAACAGGATGAACAGTTTATCCCCCACTTTCATCAAATATTGCTCATGGAGGAAGATCAGTAGATTTA---GCTATTTTTTCATTACATTTAGCAGGAATTTCTTCAATTTTAGGAGCTATTAATTTTATTACTACAATTATTAATATACGATTAAATAAATTATCATTTGATCAAATACCCCTATTTATTTGATCTGTAGGAATTACAGCATTTTTATTATTACTTTCATTACCTGTTTTAGCAGGA---GCTATTACTATATTATTAACAGATCGAAATTTAAATACATCATTTTTTGATCCTGCAGGAGGAGGAGATCCAATCCTTTACCAACATTTA------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Euplagia quadripunctaria

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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 2
Species: 6
Species With Barcodes: 1

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Euplagia quadripunctaria

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This article includes a list of references, related reading or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. Please improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (August 2011)

The Jersey Tiger, Euplagia quadripunctaria, is a moth of the family Arctiidae. It is found in Central Europe, Southern England, the Channel Islands, Southern Europe, West Russia, South Urals, Asia Minor, the Near East, Caucasus, South Turkmenistan, Iran and Rhodes.

The wingspan is 52–58 millimetres (2.0–2.3 in). The moth flies from July to August depending on the location. They tend to fly close to Eupatorium cannabinum, where they are hard to notice there because of their camouflage.

Large groups of the rare subspecies E. q. rhodosensis can be found in Petaloudes, on Rhodes on occasion, seeking shelter from the summer heat.

The caterpillars feed on Eupatorium cannabinum, nettles, Lamium, Plantago, Glechoma hederacea, but at times also shrubs such as Rubus.

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