Stomopteryx_thoracica

<i>Stomopteryx thoracica</i>

Stomopteryx thoracica

Species of moth

Stomopteryx thoracica is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1911. It is found in South Africa.[1][2]

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The wingspan is 16–19 mm. The forewings are dark grey, finely sprinkled with whitish grey and with a small yellow-ochreous basal patch, not reaching the costa, edged with blackish dots in the middle and on the dorsum. The plical and second discal stigmata are blackish. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Savela, Markku, ed. (March 1, 2015). "Stomopteryx thoracica (Meyrick, 1911)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  2. [2]
    De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Stomopteryx thoracica (Meyrick, 1911)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  3. [3]
    Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 3 (1): 67.


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