Autosticha aureolata
Autosticha aureolata is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1908. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]
| Autosticha aureolata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Autostichidae |
| Genus: | Autosticha |
| Species: | A. aureolata |
| Binomial name | |
| Autosticha aureolata Meyrick, 1908 | |
The wingspan is 14–15 mm. The forewings are purplish fuscous, irrorated (sprinkled) with dark fuscous, more or less mixed with ochreous brownish. The stigmata are very indistinct and dark fuscous, the plical almost beneath the first discal. The hindwings are dark grey.[2]
References
- Savela, Markku (December 30, 2018). "Autosticha aureolata Meyrick, 1908". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 18 (2): 455.
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