
Scarlet Tiger
If disturbed the moth displays its orange hindwings with blue-black spots and can produce a clear yellow fluid from two ducts just behind the head.
The larvae can be seen from August to late the following June. The larvae are hairy and known as the "Woolly Bear". They sometimes feed and bask in sunshine and may be seen moving rapidly across bare ground when fully grown. They pupate in a thin cocoon among vegetation on or near the ground.
A wide variety of herbaceous plants, including Common Nettle (Urtica dioica), Broad-leaved Dock (Rumex obtusifolius), Water Dock (Rumex hydrolapathum), burdocks (Arctium spp.), Hounds's-tongue (Cynoglossum officinale) and many garden plants.
A wide range of generally rather open habitats, including gardens, damp meadows, fens, riverbanks, sand-dunes and open woodland.
Garden Tiger - Iain Leach
Iain Leach
Garden Tiger - Iain H Leach
Garden Tiger - Iain H Leach
Garden Tiger - Aah-Yeah (flickr)
Aah-Yeah (flickr)
Garden Tiger - Koen Thonissen
Koen Thonissen
Garden Tiger - Rob Blanken
Rob Blanken
Garden Tiger - Ervin Szombathelyi
Ervin Szombathelyi
Garden Tiger - Ervin Szombathelyi
Ervin Szombathelyi
Garden Tiger (underside) - Rob Blanken
Rob Blanken
Garden Tiger (freshly laid eggs) - Adam Grochowalski
Adam Grochowalski
Garden Tiger (eggs/young caterpillars) - Adam Grochowalski
Adam Grochowalski
Garden Tiger (caterpillar) - Ryszard Szczygieł
Ryszard Szczygieł
Garden Tiger (caterpillar) - Dean Morley
Dean Morley