Autosticha thermopis

Autosticha thermopis is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1923. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

Autosticha thermopis
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A. thermopis
Binomial name
Autosticha thermopis
Meyrick, 1923

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are ferruginous brownish. The stigmata are large, cloudy, darker, the plical beneath the first discal, the second discal transverse. There is a pre-marginal series of faint cloudy similar spots around the posterior part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are dark grey.[2]

References

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


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