Tiger moths (Arctiinae)

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Tiger moths (Arctiinae)

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donhe wrote:

Yesterday

Yellow spots have yellow scales, not hyaline as in Amata.

Amata (genus)

ibaird wrote:

14 May 2025

See photo of larvae here;-
https://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/arct/lydia.html

Asura lydia

PJH123 wrote:

11 May 2025

The bands of H. perichares seem broader still

Heliosia perichares

donhe wrote:

11 May 2025

H. perichares has black fringes to the forewing margins.

Heliosia perichares

WendyEM wrote:

11 May 2025

Maybe it is the hindwing fringe extending beyond the forewing. One of the BOLD (Hobern) specimens has a wide dark fringe on the hindwings. https://bold-au.hobern.net/specimen.php?processid=ANICD925-10

Heliosia perichares