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Marasmarcha locharcha

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

Marasmarcha locharcha is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 5 countries, including Congo - Kinshasa, Malawi and Tanzania.

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Quick facts about Marasmarcha locharcha

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
5 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does Marasmarcha locharcha 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.

Marasmarcha locharcha is listed for 5 countries.

TanzaniaDem. Rep. CongoZimbabweZambiaMalawi
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Congo - Kinshasa
  2. Malawi
  3. Tanzania
  4. Zambia
  5. Zimbabwe

Why a country list is not a range map

Is Marasmarcha locharcha 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 Marasmarcha locharcha classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPterophoridae
  6. genusMarasmarcha
  7. SpeciesMarasmarcha locharcha (Meyrick, 1924)

Synonyms Platyptilia locharcha

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Marasmarcha locharcha

Other species in the same genus Marasmarcha.

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Common questions

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Where does Marasmarcha locharcha live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Marasmarcha locharcha for 5 countries: Congo - Kinshasa, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Marasmarcha locharcha?

Marasmarcha locharcha (Marasmarcha locharcha) belongs to the family Pterophoridae in the order Lepidoptera.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Marasmarcha locharcha (Marasmarcha locharcha). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/marasmarcha-locharcha

MLA

“Marasmarcha locharcha (Marasmarcha locharcha).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/marasmarcha-locharcha.

BibTeX
@misc{marasmarcha_locharcha_2026,
  title = {Marasmarcha locharcha (Marasmarcha locharcha)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/marasmarcha-locharcha},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}