Autosticha affixella

Autosticha affixella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Autostichidae
Genus:	Autosticha
Species:	A. affixella
Binomial name
	Autosticha affixella; (Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
	Gelechia affixella Walker, 1864;

Autosticha affixella is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in Sri Lanka.^[1]

Adults are fawn colour, paler beneath. The forewings are acute with the exterior border straight, hardly oblique and the hindwings are hardly paler than the forewings.^[2]

References

^ Savela, Markku. "Autosticha affixella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
^ List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 632

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Autosticha affixella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 27, 2018.

[2] List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 632

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