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Autoba costimacula

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Superfamily
  
Noctuoidea

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Family
  
Erebidae

Autoba costimacula

Similar
  
Stemorrhages sericea, Polydesma umbricola, Achaea catella, Amyna axis, Autoba


Autoba costimacula is a species of moth of the Erebidae family. It is found in Southern and Eastern Africa, on the islands of the Indian Ocean and in Yemen.

The wingspan of the adult moths is 14 mm.

Its larvae have been observed as predators of Coccoidea (Scale insects).

Subspecies

  • Autoba costimacula costimacula (Saalmüller, 1880)- known from Yemen, South Africa, Uganda, Madagascar, Aldabra & Assumption Island (Seychelles).
  • Autoba costimacula mascarensis Viette, 1975- known from Réunion and Mauritius.
  • References

    Autoba costimacula Wikipedia