Autosticha nothropis

Autosticha nothropis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Autostichidae
Genus:	Autosticha
Species:	A. nothropis
Binomial name
	Autosticha nothropis; Meyrick, 1921

Autosticha nothropis is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found in South Africa and Zimbabwe.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings are fuscous, with the bases of the scales grey whitish. The stigmata are large, and blackish, the plical rather obliquely before the first discal. There is an almost marginal series of small blackish dots around the posterior part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References

Savela, Markku (December 30, 2018). "Autosticha nothropis Meyrick, 1921". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Autosticha nothropis Meyrick, 1921". Afromoths. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
Meyrick, E. (July 14, 1921). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 8 (2): 92 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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[1] Savela, Markku (December 30, 2018). "Autosticha nothropis Meyrick, 1921". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 17, 2020.

[2] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Autosticha nothropis Meyrick, 1921". Afromoths. Retrieved August 17, 2020.

[3] Meyrick, E. (July 14, 1921). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 8 (2): 92 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.