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Autocharis marginata

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Autocharis marginata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Autocharis
Species:
A. marginata
Binomial name
Autocharis marginata
Guillermet, 1996

Autocharis marginata is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Christian Guillermet in 1996. It is found on Réunion and Seychelles in the Indian Ocean,[1] and in Mali.[2]

It has a wingspan of 15 mm.[3]

Visually this species looks very close to Autocharis hedyphaes.

References

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  1. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Autocharis marginata Guillermet, 1996". Afromoths. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  2. ^ Poltavsky, A.N., Kravchenko, V.D., Traore, M.M., Traore, S.F., Gergely, P., Witt, Th.J., Sulak, H., Beck, R.H.-T., Junnila, A., Revay, E.E., Doumbia, S., Beier, J.C. & Müller, G.C. 2018. Biodiversity and seasonality of Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) in the woody savannah belt in Mali. Israel Journal of Entomology 48 (1): 69–78. Article
  3. ^ Martiré & Rochat, 2008, Les papillons de la Réunion et leurs chenilles, ISBN 978-2-914817-07-3 page 240