Autosticha leukosa

Autosticha leukosa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Autostichidae
Genus:	Autosticha
Species:	A. leukosa
Binomial name
	Autosticha leukosa; Park & C. S. Wu, 2003

Autosticha leukosa is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park and Chun-Sheng Wu in 2003.[1] It is found in Sichuan, China.

The wingspan is 14–16 mm. The forewings are creamy white with scattered brownish scales and two spots at the subbasal area. There is a brownish spot on the costa at the middle and a large suffusion at the apical three-fourths. The first discal stigma is large, with the small plical below it and the second at the end of the cell. There is a series of brownish spots along the termen and three to four dots at their inner side. There is also a large triangular brownish suffusion on the tornus. The hindwings are greyish brown.

Etymology

The species name refers to the creamy white wing colour and is derived from leukos (meaning white).[2]

References

Savela, Markku (December 30, 2018). "Autosticha leukosa Park & Wu, 2003". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
Park, K. T. & Wu, C. S. (2003). "A revision of the genus Autosticha Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) in Eastern Asia". Insecta Koreana. 20 (2): 195-225.

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[1] Savela, Markku (December 30, 2018). "Autosticha leukosa Park & Wu, 2003". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 3, 2019.

[2] Park, K. T. & Wu, C. S. (2003). "A revision of the genus Autosticha Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) in Eastern Asia". Insecta Koreana. 20 (2): 195-225.