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The Patton's Tiger (Hyphoraia testudinaria) is a species of moth in the Arctiidae family.

This species is a rare vagrant to British shores, from southern Europe. This species was first trapped in Britain in 2005, in Sussex, and since has been recorded from elsewhere such as Devon and Dorset. This species has a reddish-brown forewing, with odd cream markings, which are blotch-like. The hindwing is fiery red with black markings.

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