Autosticha phaulodes | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Autostichidae |
Genus: | Autosticha |
Species: | A. phaulodes |
Binomial name | |
Autosticha phaulodes Meyrick, 1908 |
Autosticha phaulodes is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1908. It is found in Sri Lanka.
The wingspan is 12–15 mm. The forewings are brownish-ochreous, irrorated (sprinkled) with fuscous and dark fuscous. The stigmata are moderate or large and dark fuscous, the plical somewhat before the first discal. There is a small pre-tornal spot of dark fuscous suffusion and an almost marginal series of dark fuscous dots along the posterior portion of the costa and termen. The hindwings are grey.
References
- Savela, Markku (December 30, 2018). "Autosticha phaulodes Meyrick, 1908". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 18 (2): 459. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Autosticha phaulodes |
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