Arctia villica britannica Oberthür, 1911
(a cream-spot tiger)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SubspeciesArctia villica britannica (a cream-spot tiger)
SpeciesArctia villica (Cream-spot Tigers)
TribeArctiini (ermines and tigers)
SubfamilyARCTIINAE (ermines, tigers and footmen)
FamilyEREBIDAE (a family of moths)
SuperfamilyNOCTUOIDEA (shuttle moths)
CladeMacrolepidoptera (macro-moths)
CladeObtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Arctia villica britannica (a cream-spot tiger) :
1: Arctia villica britannica (a cream-spot tiger)
6 Jun 2010 OSGR: SY66 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, in MV trap
Image 1: Male - wings apart - dorsal view - natural backgroundImage 2: Male - wings closed - ventral view - natural backgroundImage 3: Male - wings open - dorsal view - natural backgroundImage 4: Male - wings open - dorsal view - natural background (2)Image 5: Male - wings together - dorsal view - natural background

Arctia villica britannica (a cream-spot tiger) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Arctia villica britannica (a cream-spot tiger)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Arctia villica britannica (a cream-spot tiger)
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