Garden tiger moth: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the garden tiger moth lives – recorded in 17 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Arctia caja
Group	Butterflies & moths
Found in	17 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Erebidae

Where does the garden tiger moth live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the garden tiger moth in 17 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the garden tiger moth?

The garden tiger moth (Arctia caja) is an insect in the order Lepidoptera and the family Erebidae, genus Arctia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the garden tiger moth

Arctia caja, the garden tiger moth or great tiger moth is a moth of the family Erebidae. Arctia caja is a northern species found in the US, Canada, and Europe. The moth prefers cold climates with temperate seasonality, as the larvae overwinter, and preferentially chooses host plants that produce pyrrolizidine alkaloids. However, garden tiger moths are generalists, and will pick many different plants to use as larval host plants.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Garden tiger moth (revision 1379703894), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q674760 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).