Fauna Details
Common Name | Brown Tricolour Tiger Moth |
Family | |
Date Observed | 31-10-2024 |
Category | Insects |
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Catalogue No. | Z6135RG |
Breeding/ Spawning Time | Spring |
When Observed | DAYTIME |
Locations Observed | |
Estuary | |
Koppie | |
Nature Reserve | |
Small Holding | |
Village | Few |
Greater Rooiels |
Rhodogastria amasis
Information
Brown Tricolour Tiger Moth

Source: Wikipedia
Rhodogastria amasis, the tri-coloured tiger moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1779. It is found in Lesotho, Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Larva
The larvae feed on Acacia, Calodendrum, Cassia, Cestrum, Clerodendrum, Cotyledon, Passiflora caerulea, Rhus, Senecio, and Tagetes species.[2] Though they are heavily armed with irritant urticating hairs they are readily eaten by fiscal flycatchers and Cape robin-chats that scrub off their hairs against the ground and swallow the larvae whole. Some cuckoos eat the larvae too.