| Stemmatophora albifimbrialis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Stemmatophora |
| Species: | S. albifimbrialis |
| Binomial name | |
| Stemmatophora albifimbrialis (Hampson, 1906) | |
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Stemmatophora albifimbrialis is a species of snout moth. It is found in Korea, Japan, China and Taiwan. [1]
The ground colour of the forewings is yellowish brown. Adults are on wing from April to August.
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