Biology:Autosticha naulychna

From HandWiki
Short description: Species of moth

Autosticha naulychna
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Genus: Autosticha
Species:
A. naulychna
Binomial name
Autosticha naulychna
Meyrick, 1908

Autosticha naulychna is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1908. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

The wingspan is 15–16 mm. The forewings are rather dark purplish grey with an orange-yellow basal patch, the outer edge running from one-third of the costa to one-fourth of the dorsum, the extreme costal edge dark fuscous. There is a small round yellow-whitish spot in the disc at two-thirds. The hindwings are rather dark grey.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13432274 entry