Wood Tiger
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Parasemia plantaginis
Locally common distributed over much of Britain, mainly nocturnal.
The Larvae feeds on a range of herbaceous plants.
Normally, it has a black forewing in both sexes, with moderately broad, ivory yellow bands.
In the Male, the hindwing is yellow or white with an irregular marginal band, which is often interrupted, and two or three submarginal spots.
The basal portion of the hindwing bears black streaks at the margin of the cell and before the anal margin.
In the Female, the hindwing is red above with the base strongly black.
Adults fly in a single generation from June-August.