Autosticha naulychna
| 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 | |
Autosticha naulychna is a moth in the Autostichidae family. It was described by 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]
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