Spilosoma urticae

Taxobox
name = Spilosoma urticae

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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
unranked_familia = Macrolepidoptera
superfamilia = Noctuoidea
familia = Arctiidae
subfamilia = Arctiinae
tribus =
genus = "Spilosoma"
species = "S. urticae"
binomial = "Spilosoma urticae"
binomial_authority = Esper, 1789
Synonyms =The Water Ermine "(Spilosoma urticae)" is a moth of the family Arctiinae. It is found in most of the Palearctic ecozone.

The wingspan is 38-46 mm. The length of the forewings is 18-22 mm. The moth flies April to October depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Rumex hydrolapathum, Mentha aquatica, Iris pseudacorus, Lysimachia vulgaris, Jacobaea vulgaris and Pedicularis sylvatica.

External link

* [http://www.vlindernet.nl/?soortcode=SPILURTI vlindernet nl]
* [http://waarneming.nl/soort.php?id=10035 waarneming.nl nl]
* [http://webh01.ua.ac.be/vve/Checklists/Lepidoptera/Arctiidae/Surticae.htm Lepidoptera of Belgium]
* [http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=1593 Water Ermine on UKmoths]