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( photo of class August 2006)
Arctiidae. Tiger moths. --------------------------------------- Sub family Lithosiinae Anestia ombrophanes.(Meyrick)
(photos.72. and 810... L. Jenkins. 2002.) --------------------------------------------------------------- Termessa nivesa
(Photo. 905. L. Jenkins. 2003.) -------------------------------------------------------------- Spilosoma canescens.
(Photo. 904. L. Jenkins. 2003.) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Spilosoma glatignyi The larvae of Spilosoma glatignyi are prolific eaters and can be found defoliating almost anything. They eat native vegetation and garden plants too. No wonder it is found in abundance.
(Photo.889. L. Jenkins.2002.) Although they are usually black, with a distinctive orange band around them, I have seen them all black and all orange, or variations of the two. The adult moth is a striking white and black specimen, with black and orange on its body.
(Photo.866. L. Jenkins. 2002) ----------------------------------------------------- Arctiinae. Nyctemera Hubner. amica The eggs of the amica are transparent and it is only a few days before they hatch the forming caterpillar darkens the egg. The hatching caterpillar is transparent for a few minutes but darkens quickly.
(photo 20. 1st instar L. Jenkins. 2006)
( photo .L. Jenkins 2006 ) Growing caterpillar These caterpillars were found eating senecio pterophorus DC ( African Daisy weed) in Port Lincoln yownship. 2007.
(Photo. 883. L. Jenkins. 2002)
( photo 116 . L. Jenkins 2006) Empty pupa case. The pupa of the amica is made carelessly in a piece of bark. The cocoon is dark and quite brittle.
(Photo. 139. L. Jenkins. 2002)
The moth is easily kept in a classroom and exciting for the children to watch. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Utetheisa Hubner. pulchelloides
(Photo. 103. L. Jenkins. 2003)
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Moths
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