Stomopteryx phaeopa

Stomopteryx phaeopa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Stomopteryx
Species: S. phaeopa
Binomial name
Stomopteryx phaeopa
Meyrick, 1918

Stomopteryx phaeopa is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1918. It is found in Peru.[1]

The wingspan is 9–11 mm. The forewings are dark slaty-fuscous, slightly pale speckled. The stigmata are blackish, with the plical accompanied by small whitish-ochreous dot, obliquely before the first discal, the discal partially edged with a few whitish-ochreous scales, the first sometimes nearly obsolete. There is a small whitish-ochreous cloudy spot on the costa at two-thirds. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/1/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.