Stomopteryx elaeocoma

(Stomopteryx elaeocoma)

Description

Stomopteryx elaeocoma is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1918. It is found in South Africa. The wingspan is 11–12 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous finely irrorated with whitish. The stigmata are blackish, the discal approximated, the plical obliquely before the first discal. The hindwings are light bluish-grey.

Taxonomic tree:

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