Black and white tiger moth

Ardices glatignyi

Ardices glatignyi is a moth in the family Erebidae that is found in Australia. The species was first described by Le Guillou in 1841. Formerly included in "Spilosoma", but later generic status of "Ardices" was proved by Vladimir Viktorovitch Dubatolov.
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Food

The larvae are polyphagous, and are known to feed on "Lantana camara", "Acanthus mollis", and "Tradescantia albiflora".

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyErebidae
GenusArdices
SpeciesA. glatignyi
Photographed in
Australia