Astatochroa fuscimargo

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Astatochroa fuscimargo is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Warren in 1896.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.

Astatochroa fuscimargo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Astatochroa
Species:
A. fuscimargo
Binomial name
Astatochroa fuscimargo
(Warren, 1896)
Synonyms
  • Oreta fuscimargo Warren, 1896
  • Psiloreta fuscimargo
  • Oreta pusilla Warren, 1900
  • Oreta roseola Warren, 1900
  • Psiloreta roseola
  • Artaxa usta Lucas, 1901
  • Nygmia usta

The wingspan is about 24–30 mm. The forewings are pale yellow with a rufous spot in the cell towards the base, and a rufous cloud before the lower end. There is a fine oblique rufous line from the apex to three-fourths of the inner margin, as well as three wedge-shaped red-brown spots before middle of the hindmargin on veins 2, 3, and 4. The hindwings have a rufous line just beyond the middle, and an antemedian rufous line, visible only towards inner margin.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Astatochroa fuscimargo​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  2. ^ New genera and species of Drepanulidae, Thyrididae, Epiplemidae, and Geometridae   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.