Red Costate Tiger Moth (Aloa lactinea)

Red Costate Tiger Moth, a reference photo — Photo: Vaikoovery · CC BY 3.0 (licence)

Aloa lactinea, the red costate tiger moth, is a moth of family Erebidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1777. It is found in India, Japan, southern and western China, Taiwan, Java, Sumatra, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and the Philippines.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Red Costate Tiger Moth being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Aloa marginata
Rhodogastria similis
Chionarctia nivea
Pygarctia roseicapitis

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Aloa
Species: Aloa lactinea

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