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Arctia festiva (Hufnagel, 1766)
 

Genus: Arctia Schrank, 1802   Original genus: Phalaena Linnaeus, 1758

Synonims (genus):
   Eucharia Hübner, 1820
  Synonims (species):
   hebe Linnaeus, 1767

A. festiva (© Paolo Mazzei)
Adult (male), Villa Camponeschi (Vallemare, Rieti), Italy, May 1997
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
A. festiva (© Paolo Mazzei)
Adult (female), Villa Camponeschi (Vallemare, Rieti), Italy, May 1997
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
A. festiva (© Paolo Mazzei)
Adult (female), Villa Camponeschi (Vallemare, Rieti), Italy, May 1997
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
A. festiva (© Daniel Morel)
Adult (male), Notre-Dame-de-Londres (34), Ravin des Arcs, France, April 29, 2005
(Photo by Daniel Morel)
A. festiva (© Yeray Monasterio)
Adult (male), Valverde de Rioja, La Rioja, Spain, April 15, 2006
(Photo by Yeray Monasterio, ZERYNTHIA -- Asociación Española para la Protección de las Mariposas y su Medio)
A. festiva (© Paolo Mazzei)
Larva, S. Pietro, Assergi (L'Aquila), Italy, December 1995
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
A. festiva (© Paolo Mazzei)
Larva (third instar), S. Pietro, Assergi (L'Aquila), Italy, July 1995
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
A. festiva (© Paolo Mazzei)
Eggs, Villa Camponeschi (Vallemare, Rieti), Italy, May 1997
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
A. festiva (© Paolo Mazzei)
Larvae (first instar), Villa Camponeschi (Vallemare, Rieti), Italy, June 1997
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)

Foodplants:
Achillea, Thymus, Euphorbia, Plantago, Taraxacum, Cynoglossum, Artemisia, Rumex, Cirsium

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