Sarotorna stenodes

Sarotorna stenodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Sarotorna
Species: S. stenodes
Binomial name
Sarotorna stenodes
(Turner, 1936)
Synonyms
  • Macronemata stenodes Turner, 1936
  • Eulechria stenodes

Sarotorna stenodes is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Turner in 1936. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Western Australia.[1]

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are white with dark fuscous markings. There is an oblique fascia from beneath one-third of the costa to above the base of the dorsum and another from two-thirds of the costa to the mid-dorsum. A third is found from two-thirds of the costa to the tornus. There is also an apical blotch. The hindwings are pale grey.[2]

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