Rhodogastria amasis
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| Species: | R. amasis
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| Rhodogastria amasis (Cramer, 1779)
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Rhodogastria amasis, the Tri-coloured Tiger Moth, is a moth in the Arctiidae family. It was described by Cramer in 1779. It is found in Lesotho, Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe.[1]
The larvae feed on Acacia, Calodendrum, Cassia, Cestrum, Clerodendrum, Cotyledon, Passiflora caerulea, Rhus, Senecio, and Tagetes species.[2] Though they are heavily armed with irritant urticating hairs they are readily eaten by Fiscal flycatchers and Cape robin-chats that scrub off their hairs against the ground and swallow the larvae whole. Some cuckoos eat the larvae too.
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