Stereosticha
Stereosticha | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Division: | Ditrysia |
Superfamily: | Gelechioidea |
Family: | Autostichidae |
Subfamily: | Autostichinae |
Genus: | Stereosticha Meyrick, 1913 |
Species: | S. pilulata |
Binomial name | |
Stereosticha pilulata Meyrick, 1913 | |
Stereosticha is a moth genus in the subfamily Autostichinae. It contains the species Stereosticha pilulata, which is found in Sri Lanka.[1]
The wingspan is about 9 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous, with a slight purplish tinge and a small ochreous-whitish spot on the costa before one-third, as well as a small round pale ochreous-yellowish spot in the disc beyond two-thirds. The extreme costal edge is shortly whitish above this. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[2]
References
- ↑ "Stereosticha". ftp.funet.fi. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ↑ "Exotic microlepidoptera". archive.org. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
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