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Stereosticha

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Stereosticha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Subfamily: Autostichinae
Genus: Stereosticha
Meyrick, 1913
Species:
S. pilulata
Binomial name
Stereosticha pilulata
Meyrick, 1913

Stereosticha is a moth genus in the subfamily Autostichinae. It contains the species Stereosticha pilulata, which is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

The wingspan is about 9 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous, with a slight purplish tinge and a small ochreous-whitish spot on the costa before one-third, as well as a small round pale ochreous-yellowish spot in the disc beyond two-thirds. The extreme costal edge is shortly whitish above this. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Stereosticha". ftp.funet.fi. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Exotic microlepidoptera". archive.org. Retrieved 17 November 2015. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.