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- This page contains pictures and information about Tropical Tiger Moths in Family Aganaidae
that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
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 - Aganaidae caterpillar
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- This family is very closely related with family Arctiidae and
sometimes put as its sub-family. The moths are brightly coloured in orange,
yellow and black. Most of them active during the day. They are medium to large
size and have broad colourful wings.
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have strong proboscis (mouth parts). They usually have simple antennae and
held them over head.
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- The caterpillars are sparsely hairy. They feed openly on leaves during the
day. They pupate in cocoon on ground among plant materials. Most of the
caterpillars in this family feed on Fig Tree leaves.
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- Two-spots Tiger Moth
  - Asota plagiata, body length 25mm
- The moth has brown forewings with veins visible
in white colour, and a white spot in the middle. Please click on here
for more information.
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- Yellow Tiger Moth
  - Agape chloropyga, body length 40mm
Caterpillar length 30mm
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moth is yellow in colour with five orange spots on each forewing and some small
black dots on thorax. Its abdomen is yellow with black bands and a dark blue
end. Their caterpillars are brown in colour with sparse hairs. They feed on Fig
Tree leaves. More information please visit this page.
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- Grey Tiger Moth
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- Digamma marmorea, body length 25mm
- Pictures were taken on Apr 2010 outside office. Please check this page
for more information.
- Reference:
- 1. Moths
of Australia - I. F. B. Common, Melbourne University Press,
1990, p439.
- 2. Insects
of Australia, CSIRO, Division of Entomology, Melbourne University
Press, 2nd Edition 1991, p910.
- 3. A
Guide to Australian Moths - Paul Zborowski, Ted Edwards, CSIRO
PUBLISHING, 2007, p184.
- 4. AGANAIDAE of Australia - Australian Caterpillars by Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley, 2011.
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