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Paramsacta marginata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Noctuoidea

Genus
  
Paramsacta

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Erebidae

Scientific name
  
Aloa marginata

Rank
  
Species

Paramsacta marginata

Similar
  
Aloa, Butterflies and moths, Amerila crokeri, Ardices canescens, Nyctemera amicus

Paramsacta marginata (Donovan's tiger moth) is a moth of the family Erebidae. 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.

References

Paramsacta marginata Wikipedia