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Autosticha affixella

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Autosticha affixella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Genus: Autosticha
Species:
A. affixella
Binomial name
Autosticha affixella
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia affixella Walker, 1864

Autosticha affixella is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

Adults are fawn colour, paler beneath. The forewings are acute with the exterior border straight, hardly oblique and the hindwings are hardly paler than the forewings.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Autosticha affixella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  2. ^ List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 632 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.