Larva

Forewing Length: 28-37mm;
Wingspan: 45-65mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
?	August - June (Earliest: 26.4)	?	July - August (Earliest: 9.7)

Protective Chemicals
Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids	Callimorphine, Senecionine
Amines	Serotonin

Biotopes:	Hedge Rows	Gardens
Food: (Larva) (Polyphagous)	Several Rosaceae	Several Salicaceae	Betula pendula	Vaccinium myrtillus
	Lamium album	Stachys sylvatica	Achillea millefolium	Taraxacum campylodes
	Rumex crispus	Rumex obtusifolius	Urtica dioica
Possible Food: (Larva) (Polyphagous)	Plantago	Trifolium
Parasitoids:	Several Ichneumonidae Larvae	Cotesia glomerata Larva	Several Tachinidae Larvae
Other Possible Parasitoids:	Many Ichneumonidae Larvae	Many Braconidae Larvae	Several Tachinidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Arctia caja
Arctia caja
Nature Spot: Garden Tiger - Arctia caja
Lepiforum: Arctia caja
Plant Parasites of Europe: Arctia caja

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