Euplagia quadripunctaria
Forewing length: 27 - 33 mm
Description
Unmistakable, Black and white forewings and bright red /orange hindwings
Flight Period
Late July - September
Larval Food Plants
Nettle, Dandelion, and other herbaceous plants
Habitat
Anywhere but especially waste ground, allotments and gardens
Wiltshire Status
Summer visitor, recorded annually in Wiltshire becomming more common in recent years