Autosticha suwonensis

Autosticha suwonensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Genus: Autosticha
Species: A. suwonensis
Binomial name
Autosticha suwonensis
Park & Wu, 2003

Autosticha suwonensis is a moth in the Autostichidae family. It was described by Park and Wu in 2003.[1] It is found in Korea.

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are brownish-orange with a blackish brown pattern. The first discal stigma is found at the middle of the cell, with the plical below the first and second at the end of the cell. There is a series of yellowish brown dots along the posterior half of the costal and inner margins and termen. The hindwings are pale greyish orange.

Etymology

The species name is derived from the type location.[2]

References

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  2. 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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