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.

Auchmophoba alternata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Auchmophoba
Species:
A. alternata
Binomial name
Auchmophoba alternata
(Warren, 1895)
Synonyms
  • Petta alternata Warren, 1895
  • Auchmophoba tynnuta Turner, 1913

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

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  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Auchmophoba alternata (Warren, 1895)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  3. ^ Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 24: 142   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.