Stereosticha

Stereosticha is a moth genus in the subfamily Autostichinae. It contains the species Stereosticha pilulata, which is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

Stereosticha
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

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
  1. "Stereosticha". ftp.funet.fi. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  2. "Exotic microlepidoptera". archive.org. Retrieved 17 November 2015.


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