Rhodogastria amasis

Tri-coloured tiger moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
Genus:Rhodogastria
Species: R. amasis
Binomial name
Rhodogastria amasis
(Cramer, 1779)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena amasis Cramer, [1779]
  • Noctua serici Thunberg, 1781
  • Chelonia erythronota Boisduval, 1847
  • Aloa delineata Walker, 1855
  • Munychia callipyga Wallengren, 1858
  • Bombyx thunbergii Guérin-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

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

  1. ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Rhodogastria amasis (Cramer, 1779)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  2. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Rhodogastria Hübner, [1819]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  • Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.


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