Tigrioides alterna (Tigrioides alterna) | Project Noah

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Photo by Mark Ridgway

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Field Notes

Description:

A striking looking moth with deep yellow drapes for wings with black waves. At rest it overlapped gathered wings. Approximately 30mm long.

Habitat:

Attracted by porch lights at night in back yard surrounded by mixed eucy and pine forest.

Notes:

Tigrioides alterna (Walker, 1854) Thanks bayucca for ID. Most are almost white. Is yellow a sexual dimorphism? Common name of "Tiger moth" is ridiculous as the are many others also called that.

http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/arct/alterna.html

Reference Links:

Tigrioides alterna, Occurrence search results | Atlas of Living Australia

Species ID Suggestions

Tiger Moth

Tigrioides alterna

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Thanks bayucca. I'm curious how the colour varies. Most in googleimages seem to be white to cream colour but mine (and a few others) was very deep yellow. Maybe sex dimorphism? It' also a pity about the 'common name' - it's so common and therefore so misleading...

Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini, Tigrioides sp. and most probably Tigrioides alterna. http://www.flickr.com/photos/40582725@N08/7092024613 http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/arct/alterna.html

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