Axia margarita
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cimeliidae
Genus:	Axia
Species:	A. margarita
Binomial name
Axia margarita (Hübner, 1813)[1]
Synonyms
Noctua margarita Hübner, 1813 Cimelia andalusica Marten, 1934

Axia margarita is a moth of the family Cimeliidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1813. It is found in Morocco, Spain, Portugal, southern France, Istria and southern Carniola.

The wingspan is 22–28 mm. Adults are mainly on wing during the day. There are two generations per year, with adults on wing from April to October.

The larvae feed on various species of spurge (Euphorbia species).

• Axia margarita margarita
• Axia margarita andalusica (Marten, 1934) (Morocco and Andalusia)

• Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa
• Savela, Markku. "Axia margarita (Hübner, 1813)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
• Lepiforum.de