Rhodogastria amasis
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]
Tri-coloured tiger moth | |
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Scientific classification | |
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) | |
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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.
References
- De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Rhodogastria amasis (Cramer, 1779)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
- Savela, Markku (ed.). "Rhodogastria Hübner, [1819]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
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