Spilosoma curvata
| Spilosoma curvata | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Arctiidae |
| Genus: | Ardices |
| Species: | A. curvata |
| Binomial name | |
| Ardices curvata (Donovan, 1805) | |
The Crimson Tiger Moth (Ardices curvata) is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found in Australia. Formerly included in Spilosoma, but later generic status of Ardices was proved (Dubatolov, 2005).
The larvae feed on Taraxacum officinale, Phaseolus vulgaris, Pelargonium zonale and Tropaeolum majus.
References
Dubatolov, V.V., 2005: On the status of the Australian genus Ardices F. Walker, 1855 with the description of a new subgenus for A. curvata Donovan, 1805 (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae). Atalanta 36 (1/2): 173-179, 394-395 (colour plate 10).
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