Paramsacta marginata

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| name = Donovan's tiger moth

| image = Aloa marginata (ento-csiro-au).jpg

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| taxon = Paramsacta marginata

| authority = (Donovan, 1805)

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  • Phalaena marginata
  • Aloa marginata
  • Areas roseicostis
  • Areas punctipennis
  • Amsacta flaveola
  • Paramsacta pura
  • Amsacta eurymochla

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Paramsacta marginata, also called Donovan's tiger moth or Donovan's amsacta, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in most of Australia, New Guinea, Fergusson Island and the Louisiade Archipelago. The species was first described by Edward Donovan in 1805.{{cite web |last1=Herbison-Evans |first1=Don |last2=Crossley |first2=Stella |name-list-style=amp |date=15 November 2018 |url=http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/arct/marginata.html |title=Aloa marginata (Donovan, 1805) Donovan's Tiger Moth |website=Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths |accessdate=26 September 2019}}[http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_tigermoths/Amsacta.htm "Donovan's Amsacta - Aloa marginata"]. Brisbane Insects and Spiders Home Page. Retrieved 26, September 2019.

The larvae feed on Asteraceae, Boraginaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Fabaceae, Plantaginaceae, Polygonaceae and Portulacaceae species.

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Category:Spilosomina

Category:Moths described in 1805

Category:Moths of Australia

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