Autosticha kyotensis
| Autosticha kyotensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Autostichidae |
| Genus: | Autosticha |
| Species: | A. kyotensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Autosticha kyotensis (Matsumura, 1931) | |
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Autosticha kyotensis, the Kyoto moth, is a moth in the Autostichidae family. It was described by Matsumura in 1931.[1] It is found in Japan on the island of Honshu. It is an introduced species in the United States, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.[2]
The wingspan is 15-19 mm. Adults are externally identical to Autosticha lushanensis.[3]
The larvae feed on Cedrus deodoraa and Prunus mume.
References
- ↑ funet
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ Park, K.T. & C.S. Wu 2003: A revision of the genus Autosticha Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) in Eastern Asia. Insecta Koreana 20 (2): 195-225. Full article:
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