Autosticha guangdongensis

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Autosticha guangdongensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Species:
A. guangdongensis
Binomial name
Autosticha guangdongensis
Park & C. S. Wu, 2003

Autosticha guangdongensis is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park and Chun-Sheng Wu in 2003.[1] It is found in Guangdong, China.

The wingspan is 11–12 mm. The forewings are brownish grey with scattered blackish scales. There are three blackish spots at the extreme base, the middle and on the inner margin. A dark fuscous streak is found between the subbase and discal stigmata. The first discal stigma is small, with the plical below it, while the second is very large. There is a series of fuscous dots from the middle of the costa and along the termen. The tornus is suffused with fuscous scales. The hindwings are grey.

Etymology[]

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

References[]

  1. ^ Savela, Markku (December 30, 2018). "Autosticha guangdongensis Park & Wu, 2003". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  2. ^ Park, K. T. & Wu, C. S. (2003). "A revision of the genus Autosticha Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) in Eastern Asia". Insecta Koreana. 20 (2): 195-225.


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