Tigrioides alterna (Walker, 1854)
 (previously known as: Setina alterna)
LITHOSIINAE ,   ARCTIIDAE ,   NOCTUOIDEA

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley

Tigrioides alterna
(Photo: courtesy of Donald Hobern, Aranda)

The adult moths of this species have forewings that are pale yellow with black margins and bases, and each forewing has two zigzag black transverse lines. The hindwings are white with broad black margins. The wingspan is about 3 cms.

Tigrioides alterna
head
(Photo: courtesy of Laura Levens, Upper Beaconsfield)

The species has been found in :

  • Australian Capital Territory,
  • Queensland,
  • South Australia, and
  • Victoria.

    Tigrioides alterna
    underside
    (Photo: courtesy of Laura Levens, Upper Beaconsfield)

    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common,
    Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, pl. 18.22, p. 438.

    Peter Marriott,
    Moths of Victoria, Part 2, Entomological Society of Victoria, 2009, pp. 26-27.

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    (updated 3 May 2011)