Stenoma citroxantha

Stenoma citroxantha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Stenoma
Species: S. citroxantha
Binomial name
Stenoma citroxantha
Meyrick, 1916

Stenoma citroxantha is a moth of the Depressariidae family. It is found in French Guiana.[1]

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are light grey with the extreme costal edge white except on the basal fourth and with a violet-grey streak along the basal fourth of the costa, as well as two small whitish-yellow basal spots above and below the middle. Beyond these is a transverse series of three deep yellow streaks and one spot, separated by pale violet-grey streaks, the second yellow streak longest. The costal area beyond this is whitish-yellow, marked with two dark grey spots, and terminated by an elongate dark grey blotch about two-thirds. There is a large blackish patch extending over the median third of the wing except the costal area and the posterior area is grey marked with obscure darker longitudinal streaks, and cut by a paler curved subterminal shade tinged with whitish-yellowish towards the costa. The hindwings are light grey.[2]

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