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Paramsacta marginata

species of insect

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJan 5, 2021
Entity authorityQ1762347 ↗
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Paramsacta marginata, also called Donovan's tiger moth or Donovan's amsacta, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in most of Australia, New Guinea, Fergusson Island and the Louisiade Archipelago. The species was first described by Edward Donovan in 1805.

The larvae feed on Asteraceae, Boraginaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Fabaceae, Plantaginaceae, Polygonaceae and Portulacaceae species.

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The public source identifies “Paramsacta marginata” as species of insect. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Paramsacta, marginata and species.

Editorial reviewA practical orientation to terminology and classification, particularly when read beside dated observations, specimens or technical literature. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1805—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Paramsacta, marginata and species providing the first useful test.
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The date and method of observation matter as much as the stated conclusion, especially where classification or consensus has changed. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jan 5, 2021. The linked authority identifier is Q1762347. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1805.

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This entry incorporates text from “Paramsacta marginata” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.