Rhodogastria amasis

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Tri-coloured tiger moth
Rhodogastria amasis Female Tiger Moth in repose IMG 1593s.jpg
Rhodogastria amasis Female Tiger Moth disturbed showing flash coloration EOS 00644s.jpg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Rhodogastria
Species:
R. amasis
Binomial name
Rhodogastria amasis
(Cramer, 1779)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena amasisCramer, [1779]
  • Noctua sericiThunberg, 1781
  • Chelonia erythronotaBoisduval, 1847
  • Aloa delineataWalker, 1855
  • Munychia callipygaWallengren, 1858
  • Bombyx thunbergiiGuérin-Méneville, 1862

Rhodogastria amasis, the tri-coloured tiger moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1779. It is found in Lesotho, Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe. [1]

Larva Rhodogastria amasis Arctiidae Tiger moth larva IMG 1008s.jpg
Larva

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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References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Rhodogastria amasis (Cramer, 1779)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  2. Savela, Markku (ed.). "Rhodogastria Hübner, [1819]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 20, 2017.