Astacosia lineata

Astacosia lineata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Astacosia
Species:
A. lineata
Binomial name
Astacosia lineata
Toulgoët, 1965

Astacosia lineata is a species of moth in the subfamily Arctiinae of the family Erebidae. It was described by Hervé de Toulgoët in 1965.[1]

The species is endemic to Madagascar.[1]

Distribution

Astacosia lineata is recorded from Madagascar, where it appears to be restricted to the island’s endemic fauna.[1]

Taxonomy

The species was first described in 1965 by the French entomologist Hervé de Toulgoët.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2019). "Astacosia lineata Toulgoët, 1965". Afromoths. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
  2. ^ Toulgoët, Hervé de (1965). "Descriptions de nouvelles espèces malgaches d'Arctiidae". Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France. 70: —.