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The species Aloa marginata, commonly known as the Donovan’s Tiger Moth, is in the genus Aloa group of Tiger Moths.

Donovan's Tiger Moth (Aloa marginata), Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Donovan’s Tiger Moth (Aloa marginata), Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Donovan's Tiger Moth (Aloa marginata), Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Donovan’s Tiger Moth (Aloa marginata), Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Donovan's Tiger Moth (Aloa marginata), Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Donovan’s Tiger Moth (Aloa marginata), Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Donovan's Tiger Moth (Aloa marginata), Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Donovan’s Tiger Moth (Aloa marginata), Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman

  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Subphylum: Hexapoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Subclass: Pterygota
  • Order: Lepidoptera
  • Superfamily: Noctuoidea
  • Family: Erebidae
  • Subfamily: Arctiinae
  • Tribe: Arctiini
  • Subtribe: Spilosomina
  • Genus: Aloa
  • Species: Aloa marginata

Footnote & References

  1. Flickr, Photographs © Marc Newman
  2. Donovan’s Tiger Moth (Aloa marginata), iNaturalist, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/244164-Aloa-marginata

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