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Afroscardia capnochalca

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

Afroscardia capnochalca is a species in the family Tineidae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Uganda.

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Quick facts about Afroscardia capnochalca

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does Afroscardia capnochalca live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

Afroscardia capnochalca is listed for 1 country.

Uganda
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Uganda

Why a country list is not a range map

Is Afroscardia capnochalca endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Afroscardia capnochalca classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyTineidae
  6. genusAfroscardia
  7. SpeciesAfroscardia capnochalca (Meyrick, 1932)

Synonyms Polymnestra capnochalca

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Afroscardia capnochalca

Other species in the same family Tineidae.

Corn moth

Nemapogon granella

TineidaeNo free photo yet

Carpet-moth

Trichophaga tapetzella

TineidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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Where does Afroscardia capnochalca live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Afroscardia capnochalca for 1 country: Uganda. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Afroscardia capnochalca?

Afroscardia capnochalca (Afroscardia capnochalca) belongs to the family Tineidae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Afroscardia capnochalca (Afroscardia capnochalca). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/afroscardia-capnochalca

MLA

“Afroscardia capnochalca (Afroscardia capnochalca).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/afroscardia-capnochalca.

BibTeX
@misc{afroscardia_capnochalca_2026,
  title = {Afroscardia capnochalca (Afroscardia capnochalca)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/afroscardia-capnochalca},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}