Stenoma nigricans

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Stenoma nigricans
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Stenoma
Species:
S. nigricans
Binomial name
Stenoma nigricans
(Busck, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Athleta nigricansBusck, 1914

Stenoma nigricans is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by August Busck in 1914. It is found in Panama. [1]

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are dark brownish fuscous with the terminal edge silvery white and the extreme base of the costa and apical two-thirds of the costal edge also silvery white. The hindwings are dark fuscous. [2]

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References

  1. "Stenoma Zeller, 1839" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 47 (2043): 38 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .