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Object name(s):
insect: moth; LEPIDOPTERA: ARCTIIDAE: Arctia caja: garden tiger; garden tiger moth
Brief description:
The brightly orange or yellow underwings warn predators that this moth is distasteful to eat. This specimen was collected by C. W. Holcroft June 1954 using a mercury vapour lamp. This object is not on display.
Collection:
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Associated concept:
Insect
Current location:
Not on display
Dimension:
width 40 mm
Field collection date:
17 June 1954
Field collection place:
Bishopsteignton
Place coordinates:
-3.551117,50.552123
Field collection place:
Newton Abbot
Place coordinates:
-3.551117,50.552123
Field collection place:
Devon
Place coordinates:
-3.551117,50.552123
Field collection place:
United Kingdom: England
Place coordinates:
-3.551117,50.552123
Field collection place:
Northern Europe
Place coordinates:
-3.551117,50.552123
Field collection place:
Europe
Place coordinates:
-3.551117,50.552123
Field collector:
Mr C W Holcroft (collector)
Object name:
insect: moth; LEPIDOPTERA: ARCTIIDAE: Arctia caja: garden tiger; garden tiger moth
Object number:
53/1976/47
Reproduction number:
53-1976-47.jpg
Responsible department/section:
Natural Sciences
Responsible department/section:
Arthropods

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/ad37de3e-b0cd-33de-9b57-f896d55b946b

Use licence for this record: CC 0

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/ad37de3e-b0cd-33de-9b57-f896d55b946b, Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, CC 0

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