''Autocharis phortalis'' is a species of

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

of the family

Crambidae The Crambidae are the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies includ ...

. It was described by

Pierre Viette Pierre E. L. Viette (29 June 1921 – 30 April 2011) was a French entomologist. He attended university in Dijon during the German occupation of France in World War II and subsequently spent his entire career at the Muséum national d'Histoire natur ...

in 1958 and is found on

Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...

. It has a wingspan of about 16.5–17 mm and the length of the forewings is 8 mm. Viette placed this moth in a group with:Viette, P. 1958. "Pyrales de la région malgache nouvelles ou peu connues (Lepidoptera)". ''Mémoires de l'Institut scientifique de Madagascar''. (E)9, page 148-150 *''

Autocharis librodalis ''Autocharis librodalis'' is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Pierre Viette in 1958. It is found in Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, ...

'' (Viette, 1958) *'' Clupeosoma orientalalis'' (Viette, 1954)

References

Odontiinae Moths described in 1958 Moths of Madagascar Moths of Africa {{Odontiinae-stub