| Donovan's tiger moth | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| 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 1805.12
The larvae feed on Asteraceae, Boraginaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Fabaceae, Plantaginaceae, Polygonaceae and Portulacaceae species.
References
References
- 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.