Autosticha naulychna
| Autosticha naulychna | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Autostichidae |
| Genus: | Autosticha |
| Species: | A. naulychna
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| Binomial name | |
| Autosticha naulychna Meyrick, 1908
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Autosticha naulychna 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 15–16 mm. The forewings are rather dark purplish grey with an orange-yellow basal patch, the outer edge running from one-third of the costa to one-fourth of the dorsum, the extreme costal edge dark fuscous. There is a small round yellow-whitish spot in the disc at two-thirds. The hindwings are rather dark grey.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Savela, Markku (December 30, 2018). "Autosticha naulychna Meyrick, 1908". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- ^ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 18 (2): 456.
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