Biology:Autosticha affixella

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Short description: Species of moth

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

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13432246 entry