Stomopteryx praecipitata
| Stomopteryx praecipitata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Stomopteryx |
| Species: | S. praecipitata |
| Binomial name | |
| Stomopteryx praecipitata Meyrick, 1918 | |
Stomopteryx praecipitata is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1918. It is found in southern India and Bengal.[1]
The wingspan is 7–8 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous, with the plical stigma obscurely blackish. There is a straight direct rather irregular-edged narrow white fascia at two-thirds, in one specimen reduced and almost obsolete dorsally. The hindwings are rather dark grey.[2]
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