| Nyctemera amicus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Arctiidae |
| Genus: | Nyctemera |
| Species: | N. amicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Nyctemera amicus White, 1841 |
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The Senecio Moth or Magpie moth (Nyctemera amicus) is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found in south-east Asia, Oceania, and most of Australia.
The larvae feed on Senecio linearifolius, Senecio quadridentatus, Senecio mikanioides, Senecio cruentus, and Senecio scandens. These foodplants contain pyrrolizidine alkaloids, making the larvae unpleasant to taste and poisonous to birds.[1]