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Species Account for Arctia caja

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Arctia caja  (Linnaeus, 1758) 72.026
Garden Tiger
Lepidoptera: macromoths: Erebidae

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Taxonomic group: larger moths (Lepidoptera: macromoths) - County data

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Verification Grade: Adult:
Adult: Distinctive


Status: Section 41 Priority Species - research only

Essex RDB: Listed
Records: 1201
First Record: 1913
Latest Record: 2023

1992-on hectads: 34
Pre-1992 hectads: 35
Total hectads: 44

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Broad Habitat Data (based on 70 records with habitat information)

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Habitat Detail and Method (based on 1201 records with habitat detail and method information)

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