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Autosticha guangdongensis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Autostichidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Autosticha

Autosticha guangdongensis is a moth in the Autostichidae family. It was described by Park and Wu in 2003. It is found in China (Guangdong).

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.

References

Autosticha guangdongensis Wikipedia