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- This page contains pictures and information about Tiger Moths
in sub-family Arctiinae that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
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 - Arctiidne Caterpillar
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- Arctiinae Caterpillars are medium to large size, with dense hairs,
usually feed on low-growing herbaceous plants.
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- Arctiidne Moths are active during the day. They often have very variable
colour and pattern on wings. Most of them have colour bands on abdomen. They
are medium to large in size with fairly broad wings.
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- Magpie Moth
  - Nyctemera secundiana, body length 25mm
- This moths are sometimes seen in garden and roadside during daytime
and also at night. Their forewings are dark brown with white patterned band
across. Their abdomens
have black and yellow rings. Their caterpillars are hairy with orange
bands. More information please click here.
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- Heliotrope Moth
  - Utetheisa pulchelloides, body length 20mm
- This moth also known as Salt and Pepper Moth. We found this moth actively feeding on flowers during the day
time on grass land. The
moth was flying slowing among flowers. The moth is colourful, on its front
wings there are red, brown and black dots on white background. We found this
moth in late summer. More pictures and information can be found on this page.
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- Donovan's Amsacta
 - Aloa marginata, body length 30mm
- The moth is white in colour, with two black lines on each forewing. There
is the black and orange line along the edge of each forewing as well. Its
abdomen is orange-red in colour with black spots on each segment. More
pictures and information can be found in this page.
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- Crimson Tiger Moth
 - Spilosoma curvata, body length 25mm
- This moth has a hairy body. The abdomen is red in colour with black marking. The thorax is
pale brown in colour with a dark brown spot. The wing patterns are vary
between individual. The caterpillar feed on young leaves of gum tree.
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- Senecio Moth Caterpillar ?
 - Nyctemera sp. ? length 30mm
- This looks like a Senecio Moth caterpillar. Pictures taken
in Yugarapul
Park during early summer. There were many caterpillars on a small
plant.
- Reference:
- 1. Nyctemera
amicus
- Australian
Caterpillars by Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley,
2007.
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- Reference:
- 1. ARCTIIDAE
of Australia
- Australian
Caterpillars by Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley,
2007.
- 2. Australian Moths - Common, Ian F.B. Jacaranda Press, 1963, p110.
- 3. Insects
of Australia, CSIRO, Division of Entomology, Melbourne University
Press, 2nd Edition 1991, p909.
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