''Autocharis librodalis'' is a species of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...
of the family
Crambidae
The Crambidae are the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies includ ...
described by
Pierre Viette
Pierre E. L. Viette (29 June 1921 – 30 April 2011) was a French entomologist. He attended university in Dijon during the German occupation of France in World War II and subsequently spent his entire career at the Muséum national d'Histoire natur ...
in 1958. It is found in
Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...
.
It has a wingspan of about 15 mm and the length of the forewings is 7 mm.
Viette placed this moth in a group with:
[Viette, P. 1958. "Pyrales de la région malgache nouvelles ou peu connues (Lepidoptera)". ''Mémoires de l'Institut scientifique de Madagascar'' (E)9, page 148-150]
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Autocharis phortalis''
(Viette, 1958)
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Clupeosoma orientalalis
''Clupeosoma orientalalis'' is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République ...
''
(Viette, 1954)
References
Odontiinae
Moths described in 1958
Moths of Madagascar
Moths of Africa
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