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Chiromachla insulare

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Chiromachla insulare
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C. insulare
Binomial name
Chiromachla insulare
(Boisduval, 1833)
Synonyms
  • Leptosoma insulare Boisduval, 1833
  • Leptosoma consors Butler, 1879
  • Nyctemera insularis Mabille, 1879
  • Nyctemera rasana Mabille, 1879
  • Deilemera howa Strand, 1909
  • Deilemera pallescens madagascarica Strand, 1909

Chiromachla insulare is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found on the Comoros, La Réunion and in Madagascar, Mauritius and Tanzania.[1]

The larvae feed on Crassocephalum rubens and Senecio acetosaefolius.

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