Autosticha leucoptera

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Autosticha leucoptera
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Genus: Autosticha
Species:
A. leucoptera
Binomial name
Autosticha leucoptera
J. F. G. Clarke, 1986

Autosticha leucoptera is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by John Frederick Gates Clarke in 1986. It is found on the Marquesas Archipelago in French Polynesia. [1]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Autosticha leucoptera Clarke, 1986". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 12, 2019.