Autosticha xanthographa
Autosticha xanthographa | |
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Scientific classification | |
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. It was described by Meyrick in 1916. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]
The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous with a small basal spot of ochreous-orange suffusion. The stigmata are represented by small cloudy pale ochreous-yellowish spots, the plical beneath the first discal. There is a similar cloudy dot on the dorsum beneath the second discal and there are some pale ochreous-yellowish suffusion towards the costa before the apex, in which are two dark fuscous pre-marginal dots. There are also three pale yellowish dots on the termen. The hindwings are dark grey.[2]
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