Genus

Arctia

5 species in our catalog · found in 27 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderLepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
FamilyErebidae (Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths)
GenusArctia

Species in this group

Arctia parthenos

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Arctia caja

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Arctia tigrina

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Arctia testudinaria

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Arctia dejeani

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

~10%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~10%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Arctia

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 5	~30%
	St. Lawrence Tiger Moth			~20%
	Garden Tiger			~10%
2	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 5	~20%
	Arctia tigrina			~10%
	Garden Tiger			~10%
3	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~20%
	St. Lawrence Tiger Moth			~10%
	Garden Tiger			~10%
4	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 5	~20%
	Garden Tiger			~20%
5	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 5	~20%
	Garden Tiger			~20%
6	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 5	~20%
	Garden Tiger			~20%
7	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 5	~10%
	Garden Tiger			~10%
8	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	~10%
	St. Lawrence Tiger Moth			~10%
9	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 5	~10%
	Garden Tiger			~10%
10	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	St. Lawrence Tiger Moth			~10%
11	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 5	~10%
	Garden Tiger			~10%
	Patton's Tiger			<5%
12	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 5	~10%
	Garden Tiger			~10%
13	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 5	~10%
	Garden Tiger			~10%
14	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	~10%
	Garden Tiger			~10%
15	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1 of 5	~10%
	Garden Tiger			~10%
16	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~10%
	St. Lawrence Tiger Moth			~10%
	Garden Tiger			~10%
17	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 5	~10%
	Garden Tiger			~10%
18	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 5	~10%
	Garden Tiger			~10%
19	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 5	~10%
	Arctia tigrina			~10%
	Arctia dejeani			<5%
20	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 5	~10%
	Arctia tigrina			~10%
21	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 5	~10%
	Garden Tiger			~10%
22	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Garden Tiger			~10%
23	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 5	~10%
	Garden Tiger			~10%
24	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 5	~10%
	Garden Tiger			~10%
25	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Garden Tiger			~10%
26	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	~10%
	St. Lawrence Tiger Moth			~10%
27	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 5	<5%
	Patton's Tiger			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Sapporo	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 5	~10%
	Garden Tiger			~10%
2	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Arctia tigrina			~10%
3	Novosibirsk	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 5	~10%
	Garden Tiger			~10%
4	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 5	<5%
	Garden Tiger			<5%
5	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	1 of 5	<5%
	Garden Tiger			<5%
6	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Arctia tigrina			<5%