Paramsacta marginata
Appearance
Donovan's tiger moth | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
Genus: | Paramsacta |
Species: | P. marginata
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Binomial name | |
Paramsacta marginata (Donovan, 1805)
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Paramsacta marginata, also called Donovan's tiger moth or Donovan's amsacta, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in most of Australia, New Guinea, Fergusson Island and the Louisiade Archipelago. The species was first described by Edward Donovan in 1805.[1][2]
The larvae feed on Asteraceae, Boraginaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Fabaceae, Plantaginaceae, Polygonaceae and Portulacaceae species.
References
[edit]- ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (15 November 2018). "Aloa marginata (Donovan, 1805) Donovan's Tiger Moth". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "Donovan's Amsacta - Aloa marginata". Brisbane Insects and Spiders Home Page. Retrieved 26, September 2019.