Autosticha vicularis

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Autosticha vicularis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Genus: Autosticha
Species:
A. vicularis
Binomial name
Autosticha vicularis
Meyrick, 1911

Autosticha vicularis is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1911. It is found in Sri Lanka. [1]

The wingspan is 9–12 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous, more or less sprinkled with dark fuscous. The stigmata are black, the plical rather obliquely before the first discal, the second discal sometimes rather large. There is a small spot of blackish suffusion on the dorsum beneath the second discal and a row of cloudy blackish dots close before the posterior third of the costa and termen. The hindwings are grey. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku (December 30, 2018). "Autosticha vicularis Meyrick, 1911". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  2. ↑ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 20 (3): 725. PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .


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