Moths
 
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ARCTIIDAE
Arctiinae 
Magpie Moth
Heliotrope Moth
Donovan's Amsacta
Lithosiinae 
Tiger Lichen Moth
LittleWhiteLichenMoth
Bird-droppingLichenMoth
Ctenuchinae 
Black-headed Wasp Moth
OrangeHeadedWaspMoth
White Antenna Wasp Moth
OrangeShoulderWaspMoth
OrangeBackWaspMoth
 
AGANAIDAE
Two-spots Tiger Moth
Yellow Tiger Moth
 

                                               

Two-spots Tiger Moths - Asota plagiata

Family Aganaidae

This page contains pictures and information about Two-spots Tiger Moths that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.

Body length 25mm 
 
The moth has brown forewings with veins visible in white colour, and a white spot in the middle. 
 
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We took the first picture on the wall outside our house in a summer night 2002. The above second picture taken in our front yard on Jan 2005.
 
Their caterpillars are dark brown with white markings, feed on Ficus macrophylla
 

Reference:
1. Asota plagiata - Insects of Townsville, Australia - Graeme Cocks. 
2. Asota plagiata (Walker, 1854) -  Australian Caterpillars by Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley, 2007.

 

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Last updated: April 16, 2009.