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Autosticha aureolata

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Autosticha aureolata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Genus: Autosticha
Species:
A. aureolata
Binomial name
Autosticha aureolata
Meyrick, 1908

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

The wingspan is 14–15 mm. The forewings are purplish fuscous, irrorated (sprinkled) with dark fuscous, more or less mixed with ochreous brownish. The stigmata are very indistinct and dark fuscous, the plical almost beneath the first discal. The hindwings are dark grey.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (December 30, 2018). "Autosticha aureolata Meyrick, 1908". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  2. ^ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 18 (2): 455. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.