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Autosticha xanthographa

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Species of moth

Autosticha xanthographa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Genus: Autosticha
Species: A. xanthographa
Binomial name
Autosticha xanthographa
Meyrick, 1916

Autosticha xanthographa is a moth in the family Autostichidae found in Sri Lanka. It was discovered by Edward Meyrick in 1916.

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous with a small basal spot of ochreous-orange suffusion. Small cloudy pale ochreous-yellowish spots, the plical beneath the first discal, represent the stigmata. There is a similar cloudy dot on the dorsum beneath the second discal and some pale ochreous-yellowish suffusion towards the costa before the apex, in which there are two dark fuscous pre-marginal dots. There are also three pale yellowish dots on the termen. The hindwings are dark grey.

References

  1. Savela, Markku (December 30, 2018). "Autosticha xanthographa Meyrick, 1916". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  2. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1 (19): 588. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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