Autosticha thermopis
Species of moth
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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 | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Autostichidae |
| Genus: | Autosticha |
| Species: | 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]
