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Chiromachla insulare

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Species of moth

Chiromachla insulare
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Chiromachla
Species: 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 family Erebidae. It is found on the Comoros, La Réunion and in Madagascar, Mauritius and Tanzania.

The larvae feed on Crassocephalum rubens and Senecio acetosaefolius.

References

  1. "Chiromachla insulare (Boisduval, 1833)". www.afromoths.net. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
Taxon identifiers
Chiromachla insulare


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