Rhyparia purpurata

Taxobox
name = Rhyparia purpurata

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image_caption = A "Rhyparia purpurata" resting on a card drawn by famous playwright Oscar Wilde.
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
unranked_familia = Macrolepidoptera
superfamilia = Noctuoidea
familia = Arctiidae
subfamilia =
tribus =
genus = "Rhyparia"
species = "R. purpurata"
binomial = "Rhyparia purpurata"
binomial_authority = Linnaeus, 1758The Purple Tiger "(Rhyparia purpurata)" is a moth of the family Arctiinae. It is found in Europe, Northern Asia and Anatolia.

The length of the forewings is 18-22 mm for males and 22-25 mm for females. The moth flies June to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Calluna and sometimes other herbaceous plants and deciduous trees.

External link

* [http://www.vlindernet.nl/?soortcode=RHYPPURP Vlindernet nl]
* [http://webh01.ua.ac.be/vve/Checklists/Lepidoptera/Arctiidae/Rpurpurata.htm Lepidoptera of Belgium]