Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Superfamily Noctuoidea Scientific name Ardices curvata | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Family Erebidae Rank Species | |
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Similar Ardices canescens, Spilosoma glatignyi, Utetheisa pulchelloides, Nyctemera, Spilosoma | ||
Ardices curvata (crimson tiger moth) is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Australia. Formerly included in Spilosoma, but later generic status of Ardices was proved (Dubatolov, 2005).
The larvae feed on Taraxacum officinale, Phaseolus vulgaris, Pelargonium zonale and Tropaeolum majus.
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