Auchmophoba alternata is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by William Warren in 1895.[1] It is found in India (Assam), Borneo, Sumbawa[2] and Australia, where it has been recorded Queensland.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Auchmophoba |
| Species: | A. alternata
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| Auchmophoba alternata (Warren, 1895)
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The wingspan is 10–11 mm. The forewings are fuscous mixed with whitish. There are four pairs of short white streaks from the costa, as well as a fuscous subterminal line. The hindwings are whitish with fuscous suffusion on the dorsal part of the disc and terminal suffusion .[3]
References edit
- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Auchmophoba alternata (Warren, 1895)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
- ^ Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 24: 142
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