Astatochroa fuscimargo

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| taxon = Astatochroa fuscimargo

| authority = (Warren, 1896)

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  • Oreta fuscimargo Warren, 1896
  • Psiloreta fuscimargo
  • Oreta pusilla Warren, 1900
  • Oreta roseola Warren, 1900
  • Psiloreta roseola
  • Artaxa usta Lucas, 1901
  • Nygmia usta

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Astatochroa fuscimargo is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Warren in 1896.{{LepIndex |id=84814 |accessdate=May 19, 2018}} It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.

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.[https://archive.org/stream/cbarchive_101135_newgeneraandspeciesofdrepanuli9999/newgeneraandspeciesofdrepanuli9999_djvu.txt New genera and species of Drepanulidae, Thyrididae, Epiplemidae, and Geometridae] {{PD-notice}}

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Category:Moths described in 1896

Category:Drepaninae

Category:Moths of Australia

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