Orange Tricolour Tiger Moth

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Rhodogastria similis

Orange Tricolour Tiger Moth, a reference photo
Photo: Jimmy Whatmore · CC0 1.0 (licence)

Rhodogastria similis is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Heinrich Benno Möschler in 1884. It is found in South Africa and Zimbabwe.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Orange Tricolour 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

Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Erebidae
Species
Rhodogastria similis

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