Autoba costimacula is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Max Saalmüller in 1880. It is found in southern and eastern Africa, on the islands of the Indian Ocean and in Yemen.
The wingspan of the adult moths is 14 mm.Saalmüller, Max (1892). Lepideptoren von Madagaskar - "Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft", page 365, ref.690, Fig.114
Its larvae have been observed as predators of Coccoidea (scale insects).
Subspecies Autoba costimacula costimacula (Saalmüller, 1880) - known from Yemen, South Africa, Uganda, Madagascar, Aldabra and Assumption Island (Seychelles). Autoba costimacula mascarensis Viette, 1975 - known from Réunion and Mauritius.
References
External links Flickr: picture of Autoba costimacula mascarensis