Autosticha chlorodelta

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Autosticha chlorodelta
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Genus: Autosticha
Species:
A. chlorodelta
Binomial name
Autosticha chlorodelta
(Meyrick, 1906)
Synonyms
  • Epicoenia chlorodeltaMeyrick, 1906

Autosticha chlorodelta is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1906. It is found in Sri Lanka. [1]

The wingspan is 14–15 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous with a small basal ochreous-orange spot. The stigmata and a small pre-tornal spot are very obscurely darker, the plical obliquely before the first discal. There is a triangular ochreous-orange blotch extending on the costa from three-fifths to rather near the apex, and reaching more than half across the wing. The hindwings are dark grey. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku (December 30, 2018). "Autosticha chlorodelta (Meyrick, 1906)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  2. ↑ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 17 (1): 140. PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .


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