| Genus/Species: | Margarosticha sp. |
| Common Name: | |
| Family/Subfamily: | Pyralidae |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Origin: | Bulolo/M.P. |
| Location: | BUC |
| Remarks: | The false eye spots on the hind margin of the hind wings resemble the eyes of a spider and thus might protect the moth from being eaten by spiders. |
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© John W. Dobunaba & Michael F. Schneider, 1999