--- id: cb0f73d5-9c39-4471-88b5-49dab683dffc title: 'Aurotalis similis: Species Profile' abstract: Aurotalis similis is a species of moth belonging to the family Crambidae. It was first described by Graziano Bassi in 1999 and is native to Lesotho, South Africa, and Namibia. The document provides taxonomic classification details and references to biological databases. classification: primary: '595.78' secondary: - '59' - '595.7' udc_main_class: '5' tags: - Aurotalis similis - moth - Crambidae - entomology - taxonomy - Lepidoptera topics: - Zoology - Entomology - Biology author: '' created_at: '2026-05-31T23:40:20.939281' updated_at: '2026-06-01T01:00:53.531008' sources: - type: url uri: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurotalis_similis format: url_fetch udc_label: Zoology, animals version: '1' --- ## Card: Aurotalis similis: Species Profile Aurotalis similis is a species of moth belonging to the family Crambidae. It was first described by Graziano Bassi in 1999 and is native to Lesotho, South Africa, and Namibia. The document provides taxonomic classification details and references to biological databases. ## Classification Primary: 595.78 | Secondary: 59, 595.7 | Tags: Aurotalis similis, moth, Crambidae, entomology, taxonomy, Lepidoptera | Topics: Zoology, Entomology, Biology ## Content Aurotalis similis - Wikipedia Jump to content Main menu Main menu move to sidebar hide Navigation Main page Contents Current events Random article About Wikipedia Contact us Contribute Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file Special pages Search Search Appearance Donate Create account Log in Personal tools Donate Create account Log in Contents move to sidebar hide (Top) 1 References Toggle the table of contents Aurotalis similis 3 languages Cebuano Nederlands Tiếng Việt Edit links Article Talk English Read Edit View history Tools Tools move to sidebar hide Actions Read Edit View history General What links here Related changes Upload file Permanent link Page information Cite this page Get shortened URL Print/export Download as PDF Printable version In other projects Wikispecies Wikidata item Appearance move to sidebar hide From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Species of moth Aurotalis similis Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Clade : Pancrustacea Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Crambidae Subfamily: Crambinae Tribe: Ancylolomiini Genus: Aurotalis Species: A. similis Binomial name Aurotalis similis Bassi, 1999 Aurotalis similis is a moth in the family Crambidae . It was described by Graziano Bassi in 1999. [ 1 ] It is found in Lesotho , South Africa and Namibia . [ 2 ] References [ edit ] ^ "GlobIZ search" . Global Information System on Pyraloidea . Retrieved 2014-07-15 . ^ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). " Aurotalis similis Bassi, 1999" . Afromoths . Retrieved November 14, 2017 . Taxon identifiers Aurotalis similis Wikidata : Q13431273 Wikispecies : Aurotalis similis AfroMoths: AUROSIMI CoL : 689JR GBIF : 1880742 iNaturalist : 652213 IRMNG : 10657583 LepIndex : 4114 NCBI : 2969172 Open Tree of Life : 3174047 This Crambinae -related article is a stub . You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information . v t e Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aurotalis_similis&oldid=1055619032 " Categories : Crambinae Moths described in 1999 Moths of Africa Crambinae stubs Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata Articles with 'species' microformats All stub articles This page was last edited on 16 November 2021, at 22:00  (UTC) . Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy . Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. , a non-profit organization. Privacy policy About Wikipedia Disclaimers Contact Wikipedia Legal & safety contacts Code of Conduct Developers Statistics Cookie statement Mobile view Search Search Toggle the table of contents Aurotalis similis 3 languages Add topic ## Source - url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurotalis_similis