42-60 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
EnglishBlack and White Tiger Moth
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Acanthaceae Acanthus mollis Bear's breeches Asteraceae Taraxacum officinale Common Dandelion Boraginaceae Echium plantagineum Purple viper's-bugloss Goodeniaceae Goodenia ovata Hop goodenia Plantaginaceae Plantago Plantain Rubiaceae Coprosma repens Tree bedstraw Urticaceae Urtica incisa Scrub nettle Verbenaceae Lantana camara Big-sage
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Spilosoma glatignyi Le Guillou, 1841 Ardices fulvohirta Walker, 1855 Spilosoma subocellatum Walker, 1856 Spilosoma conferta Walker, 1865 Spilosoma queenslandi Lucas, 1898 Diacrisia meridionalis Rothschild, 1910 Ardices suffusa Rothschild, 1914
- Links
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Language Website Authors 
Lepiforum e. V.
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 | Extinct |
 | Extinct in the wild |
 | Critically endangered |
 | Endangered |
 | Vulnerable |
 | Near Threatened |
 | Least Concern |
 | Lower Risk |
 | Legally protected |
 | CITES |