Biology:Stereosticha
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Short description: Genus of moths
| Stereosticha | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Autostichidae |
| Subfamily: | Autostichinae |
| Genus: | Stereosticha Meyrick, 1913 |
| Species: | S. pilulata
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| Binomial name | |
| Stereosticha pilulata Meyrick, 1913
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Stereosticha is a moth genus in the subfamily Autostichinae. It contains the species Stereosticha pilulata, which is found in Sri Lanka.[1]
The wingspan is about 9 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous, with a slight purplish tinge and a small ochreous-whitish spot on the costa before one-third, as well as a small round pale ochreous-yellowish spot in the disc beyond two-thirds. The extreme costal edge is shortly whitish above this. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[2]
References
- ↑ "Stereosticha". http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/autostichidae/autostichinae/stereosticha/. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ↑ "Exotic microlepidoptera". https://archive.org/stream/exoticmicrolepid01meyr#page/83/mode/1up. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
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Wikidata ☰ Q18523497 entry
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