Stomopteryx_cirrhocoma

<i>Stomopteryx cirrhocoma</i>

Stomopteryx cirrhocoma

Species of moth

Stomopteryx cirrhocoma is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in South Africa.[1][2]

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The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are dark purplish fuscous. The stigmata are obscure, elongate and blackish, the discal nearly approximated, the plical very obliquely before first discal. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Savela, Markku, ed. (March 1, 2015). "Stomopteryx cirrhocoma (Meyrick, 1914)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  2. [2]
    De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Stomopteryx cirrhocoma (Meyrick, 1914)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  3. [3]
    Meyrick, E. (July 1914). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera: V". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 4 (4): 193 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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