Autosticha imitativa

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Autosticha imitativa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Genus: Autosticha
Species:
A. imitativa
Binomial name
Autosticha imitativa
Ueda, 1997

Autosticha imitativa is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Ueda in 1997. [1] It is found in China (Kiangsu, Jiangxi), Taiwan and Honshu, Japan.

The wingspan is 14–15 mm. The forewings are brownish-ochreous, with relatively small discal stigmata. [2]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku (December 30, 2018). "Autosticha imitativa Ueda, 1997". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  2. Park, K. T. & Wu, C. S. (2003). "A revision of the genus Autosticha Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) in Eastern Asia". Insecta Koreana. 20 (2): 195-225.