Autosticha thermopis

Autosticha thermopis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Genus: Autosticha
Species:
A. thermopis
Binomial name
Autosticha thermopis
Meyrick, 1923

Autosticha thermopis is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1923. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are ferruginous brownish. The stigmata are large, cloudy, darker, the plical beneath the first discal, the second discal transverse. There is a pre-marginal series of faint cloudy similar spots around the posterior part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are dark grey.[2]

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku (December 30, 2018). "Autosticha thermopis Meyrick, 1923". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  2. ^ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (1-2): 50.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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