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Autosticha xanthographa

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Autosticha xanthographa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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 found in Sri Lanka.[1] It was discovered by Edward Meyrick in 1916.

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous with a small basal spot of ochreous-orange suffusion. Small cloudy pale ochreous-yellowish spots, the plical beneath the first discal, represent the stigmata. There is a similar cloudy dot on the dorsum beneath the second discal and some pale ochreous-yellowish suffusion towards the costa before the apex, in which there are two dark fuscous pre-marginal dots. There are also three pale yellowish dots on the termen. The hindwings are dark grey.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (December 30, 2018). "Autosticha xanthographa Meyrick, 1916". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  2. ^ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1 (19): 588. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.