Agape chloropyga

Yellow Tiger Moth at Burnside, QLD

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Identification history

Agape chloropyga	29 Aug 2025	donhe
Agape chloropyga	29 Aug 2025	WendyEM
Lymantriinae (subfamily)	29 Aug 2025	WendyEM
Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE	29 Aug 2025	WendyEM
Unverified	31 Jan 2025	clarehoneydove

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WendyEM wrote:

29 Aug 2025

Species that feed on Ficus sp according to Common, Melb. Uni. Press, 1990 - Agape chloropyga see https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/288794222 more pics here https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?place_id=6744&preferred_place_id=6744&q=larvae&quality_grade=research&taxon_id=360085

a POSSIBLe is Lactura caminaea but I am not convinced.
Lymantria lunifer (an old name - I have not tracked new one down) Most others Common lists are Pyraloidea, Gelechioidea etc

WendyEM wrote:

29 Aug 2025

I don't think Agape chloropyga is correctly classified on NM (in Noctuid - tiger moths/Arctiidae) ignoring common name??https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/9d410859-50cf-483b-965f-ca1e774afcf3#classification

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Location information

Coordinates 152.945332 -26.636024
Altitude 91.0m
Places Burnside, QLD

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
23 Jan 2025 12:37 PM Recorded on
clarehoneydove Recorded by
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clarehoneydove NatureMapr Tiger moths (Arctiinae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Agape chloropyga

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Fig (pictured) Associated plant
25mm to 50mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Agape chloropyga Scientific name
Yellow Tiger Moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
2.2m to 91m Recorded at altitude

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