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Paramsacta marginata

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Species of moth

Donovan's tiger moth
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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.

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.
Taxon identifiers
Paramsacta pura


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