Orange Spotted Tiger Moth 2 - Amata annulata
Family Arctiidae
This page contains pictures and information about Orange Spotted Tiger Moths that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
- Wingspan 30mm
- This moth has the black hairy throax, orange head with black eyes. Its wings are black with translucent yellow-orange spots. It has black and orange-yellow bands on its body.
- The Caterpillar is black with brown hairs.
- We found this moth resting on the ground a few times in Karawatha forest in mid summer.
- In the above pictures, the moth's left wing deformed a bit, but it flied without problem.
- Reference:
- 1. Insects of Australia and New Zealand - R. J. Tillyard, 1926, p444, plate 27 (Syntomis annulata).
- 2. Amata annulata - Australian Caterpillars by Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley, 2007.
