Autosticha truncicola

Autosticha truncicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Genus: Autosticha
Species: A. truncicola
Binomial name
Autosticha truncicola
Ueda, 1997

Autosticha truncicola is a moth in the Autostichidae family. It was described by Ueda in 1997.[1] It is found in China, Korea and Japan (Honshu, Kyushu).

The wingspan is 16-18 mm. Adults are similar to Autosticha opaca, but can be distinguished by the male and female genitalia.[2]

The larvae feed on Sophora japonica, Robinica pseudoacacia and Prunus mume.

References

  1. "Autosticha". ftp.funet.fi. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  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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