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]
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