Spilosoma virginica (Fabricius, 1798)

Host plants:
The larvae live polyphagously in the herb layer.

Habitat:
Spilosoma virginica inhabits various types of habitat such as gardens, open countryside, margins of shrub and forests.

Life cycle:
The pupa hibernates. The adults mostly occur in one or two generations.

Remarks:
Spilosoma virginica occurs in N-America. It was introduced to Europe and established a colony near Budapest from about 1950 to the 1970s. At the moment no colonies are known from Europe.