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Stomopteryx sphenodoxa

(Stomopteryx sphenodoxa)

Description

Stomopteryx sphenodoxa is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1931. It is found in India. The wingspan is about 9 mm. The forewings are dark bluish-fuscous with a triangular whitish-ochreous spot on the costa beyond the middle. The hindwings are dark grey. The larvae feed on Crotalaria species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

Taxonomic tree:

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