Woolly Bears, Tiger Moths.
ARCTIIDAE , NOCTUOIDEA
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The 33 named species of ARCTIINAE that occur in Australia are :
Aloa marginata : Donovan's Tiger Moth
Amerila alberti
Amerila crokeri : Croker's Frother
Amerila nigropunctata
Amerila rubripes : Walker's Frother
Amerila serica
Amerila timolis : Timolis' Frother
Argina astraea : Crotalaria Pod Borer
Creatonotos gangis : Hairy caterpillar
Nyctemera amicus : Senecio or Magpie or Cineraria Moth
Nyctemera baulus
Nyctemera luctuosa
Nyctemera secundiana
Spilosoma canescens : Light Ermine Moth
Spilosoma curvata : Crimson Tiger Moth
Spilosoma glatignyi : Black and White Tiger Moth
Spilosoma nobilis
Tyria jacobaeae : Cinnabar Moth
Utetheisa aegrotum
Utetheisa lotrix : Crotalaria Moth
Utetheisa pulchelloides : Heliotrope Moth
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