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Paramsacta marginata

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Paramsacta marginata
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P. marginata
Binomial name
Paramsacta marginata
(Donovan, 1805)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena marginata
  • Aloa marginata
  • Areas roseicostis
  • Areas punctipennis
  • Amsacta flaveola
  • Paramsacta pura
  • Amsacta eurymochla

Donovan's Tiger Moth (Paramsacta marginata) is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found in most of Australia, New Guinea, Fergusson Island and the Louisiade Archipelago.

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