''Autosticha truncicola'' is a
moth in the family
Autostichidae. It was described by Ueda in 1997.
It is found in
China
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,
Korea and
Japan
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(Honshu, Kyushu).
The
wingspan is 16–18 mm. Adults are similar to ''
Autosticha opaca
''Brachmia opaca'' is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1927. It is found in China
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'', but can be distinguished by the male and female genitalia.
[Park, K. T. & Wu, C. S. (2003)]
"A revision of the genus ''Autosticha'' Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) in Eastern Asia"
''Insecta Koreana''. 20 (2): 195-225.
The larvae feed on ''
Sophora japonica
''Styphnolobium japonicum'', the Japanese pagoda tree (also known as the Chinese scholar tree and pagoda tree; syn. ''Sophora japonica'') is a species of tree in the subfamily Faboideae of the pea family Fabaceae.
It was formerly included withi ...
'', ''
Robinica pseudoacacia'' and ''
Prunus mume''.
References
Moths described in 1997
Autosticha
Moths of Asia
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