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  This family is very closely related with family Arctiidae and
  sometimes put as its sub-family.   
   Aganaidae MothAsota plagiata, body length 25mm This moths sometime listed it as a separate family AGANAIDAE, or listed as
  a sub-family of ARCTIIDAE. The moths have brown forewings with veins visible
  in white colour, and a white spot in the middle. We took this picture on the
  wall outside our house in a summer night. Their larvae feed on Ficus
  macrophylla.   Yellow Tiger Moth  Agape chloropyga, body length 40mm                 
 Caterpillar length 30mm The
 moth is yellow in colour with five orange spots on each forewing and some small
 black dots on thorax. It abdomen is yellow with black bands and a dark blue
 end. Their caterpillars are brown in colour with sparse hairs. They feed on Fig
  tree leaves. More information please visit this page.  [ Up ] [ Case Moths ] [ Leaf Miners ] [ Concealer Moths ] [ Leaf Rollers ] [ Sun Moths ] [ Cup Moths ] [ Pyralid Moths ] [ Looper Moths ] [ Snout Moths ] [ Anthelid Moths ] [ Hawk Moths ] [ Tussock Moths ] [ Processionary Caterpillars ] [ Tiger Moths ] [ Tiger Moths ] [ Semi-Loppers ] [ Unknown Moths ] [ Unknown Caterpillars ]
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