Autosticha sinica

Autosticha sinica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Genus: Autosticha
Species: A. sinica
Binomial name
Autosticha sinica
Park & Wu, 2003

Autosticha sinica is a moth in the Autostichidae family. It was described by Park and Wu in 2003.[1] It is found in China (Sichuan).

The wingspan is 17-18 mm. The forewings are densely covered with pale brownish orange scales and there are two large spots at the subbasal area. The discal stigmata are blackish, the first at the middle, the plical below the first and the second largest at the end of the cell. There are marginal dots along the costa and termen. The hindwings are pale brownish grey.[2]

References

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