Autosticha naulychna

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

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

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
  1. Savela, Markku (December 30, 2018). "Autosticha naulychna Meyrick, 1908". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  2. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 18 (2): 456.


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