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Stomopteryx bathrarcha

(Stomopteryx bathrarcha)

Description

Stomopteryx bathrarcha is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1921. It is found in Zimbabwe. The wingspan is 14–16 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous with a faint purplish tinge and with the extreme base pale ochreous, shortly produced along the dorsum. The plical and second discal stigmata are obscurely darker and there is a cloudy ochreous-whitish dot on the costa at three-fourths and one or two whitish scales on the tornus opposite. The hindwings are grey.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Gelechiidae
Genus:Stomopteryx
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