{{Short description|Species of moth}} {{Speciesbox | name = Donovan's tiger moth | image = Aloa marginata (ento-csiro-au).jpg | image_caption = | status = | status_system = | taxon = Paramsacta marginata | authority = (Donovan, 1805) | synonyms = *''Phalaena marginata'' *''Aloa marginata'' *''Areas roseicostis'' *''Areas punctipennis'' *''Amsacta flaveola'' *''Paramsacta pura'' *''Amsacta eurymochla'' }}
'''''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.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Herbison-Evans |first1=Don |last2=Crossley |first2=Stella |name-list-style=amp |date=15 November 2018 |url=http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/arct/marginata.html |title=''Aloa marginata'' (Donovan, 1805) Donovan's Tiger Moth |website=Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths |accessdate=26 September 2019}}</ref><ref>[http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_tigermoths/Amsacta.htm "Donovan's Amsacta - ''Aloa marginata''"]. ''Brisbane Insects and Spiders Home Page''. Retrieved 26, September 2019.</ref>
The larvae feed on Asteraceae, Boraginaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Fabaceae, Plantaginaceae, Polygonaceae and Portulacaceae species.
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Category:Spilosomina Category:Moths described in 1805 Category:Moths of Australia
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