Autosticha stagmatopis

Autosticha stagmatopis is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1923. It is found in southern India.[1]

Autosticha stagmatopis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Autostichidae
Genus:
Autosticha
Species:
A. stagmatopis
Binomial name
Autosticha stagmatopis
Meyrick, 1923

The wingspan is 14–16 mm. The forewings are light fuscous somewhat whitish speckled. The stigmata are large, cloudy, dark fuscous, the plical beneath the first discal. There is a pre-marginal series of cloudy groups of dark fuscous scales around the posterior part of the costa and termen to beneath the second discal. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku (December 30, 2018). "Autosticha stagmatopis Meyrick, 1923". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  2. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (1-2): 50.


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