''Dicepolia marginescriptalis'' is a

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

in the family

Crambidae Crambidae comprises the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, with the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies ...

. It was described by

George Hamilton Kenrick Sir George Hamilton Kenrick Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society, FRES (29 January 1850 – 28 May 1939) was an England, English entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera especially those of New Guinea. He was a prominent liberal educatio ...

in 1917. It is found on

Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f ...

References

Moths described in 1917 Odontiinae {{Odontiinae-stub