Autosticha affixella

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Autosticha affixella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Genus: Autosticha
Species:
A. affixella
Binomial name
Autosticha affixella
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia affixellaWalker, 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]

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References

  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 PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .