Autosticha naulychna

Autosticha naulychna
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Genus: Autosticha
Species: A. naulychna
Binomial name
Autosticha naulychna
Meyrick, 1908

Autosticha naulychna is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1908. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

The wingspan is 15-16 mm. The forewings are rather dark purplish-grey with an orange-yellow basal patch, the outer edge running from one-third of the costa to one-fourth of the dorsum, the extreme costal edge dark fuscous. There is a small round yellow-whitish spot in the disc at two-thirds. The hindwings are rather dark grey.[2]

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