Paramsacta marginata

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]

Donovan's tiger moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Paramsacta
Species:
P. marginata
Binomial name
Paramsacta marginata
(Donovan, 1805)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena marginata
  • Aloa marginata
  • Areas roseicostis
  • Areas punctipennis
  • Amsacta flaveola
  • Paramsacta pura
  • Amsacta eurymochla

The larvae feed on Asteraceae, Boraginaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Fabaceae, Plantaginaceae, Polygonaceae and Portulacaceae species.

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Donovan's Amsacta - Aloa marginata". Brisbane Insects and Spiders Home Page. Retrieved 26, September 2019.


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