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Autosticha kyotensis, the Kyoto moth, is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Shōnen Matsumura in 1931.[1] It is found in Japan on the island of Honshu. It is an introduced species in the United States, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.[2]

Autosticha kyotensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Genus: Autosticha
Species:
A. kyotensis
Binomial name
Autosticha kyotensis
(Matsumura, 1931)
Synonyms
  • Depressaria kyotensis Matsumura, 1931
  • Brachmia kyotensis
  • Brachmia deodora Clarke, 1962

The wingspan is 15–19 mm. Adults look similar to Autosticha lushanensis.[3]

The larvae feed on Cedrus deodara and Prunus mume.[citation needed]


References


  1. Savela, Markku (December 30, 2018). "Autosticha kyotensis (Matsumura, 1931)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  2. "420001.00 – 1010.1 – Autosticha kyotensis – Kyoto Moth (Introduced, Japan) – (Matsumura, 1931)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  3. 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.


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