OECOPHORIDAE
Concealer Moth 
 
TORTRICIDAE
Leafroller
 
CASTNIIDAE
Sun Moth
 
LIMACODIDAE
Mottled Cup Moth
Black Slug Cup Moth
Four-spotted Cup Moth
Fern Cup Moth  
 
Pyralid Moths
 
GEOMETRIDAE
Bizarre Looper Moth I
 
 
Common Anthelid
 
 
NOTODONTIDAE
  
LYMANTRIIDAE
Brown Tussock Moth
Painted Pine Moth
White Tussock Moth 
 
ARCTIIDAE
Magpie Moth
Orange Spotted Tiger
AGANAIDAE
Yellow Tiger Moth
 
NOCTUIDAE
Transverse Moth
Lawn Armyworm  
Achaea Moth
 
 

                                               

Yellow Tiger Moth - Agape chloropyga

Family Aganaidae

This page contains pictures and information about Yellow Tiger Moths that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.

Body length 40mm
 
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. 
 
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We found this moth flying in the open car park outside Brisbane Botanic Garden during the day in early winter. It always landed on cars. The above pictures were taken when the moth rested on a blue car and then a red car. 
 
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Next year late summer, we found another Yellow Tiger Moth rest on tree in late afternoon.
 
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Length 30mm
 
Their caterpillars are brown in colour with sparse hairs. They usually rest with last two segments raised in air.
 
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The caterpillar feeds on Fig tree leaves. We raised this caterpillar once without success.
 

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