Stereoloba promiscua

Stereoloba promiscua
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Oecophoridae
Genus:	Stereoloba
Species:	S. promiscua
Binomial name
	Stereoloba promiscua; (Meyrick, 1922)
Synonyms
	Capua promiscuaMeyrick, 1922; Machimia leraTurner, 1946;

Last updated January 02, 2026

Stereoloba promiscua is a moth in the family Oecophoridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1922.^[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.^[2]

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are white with fuscous markings. There is a basal costal dot and another at two-fifths, as well as a small costal triangle before the apex and a discal dot at two-thirds. The terminal edge is fuscous. The hindwings are whitish.^[3]

References

↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Stereoloba promiscua". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved 28 May 2018.
↑ Savela, Markku, ed. (31 December 2013). "Stereoloba promiscua (Meyrick, 1922)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
↑ Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 70 (3-4): 118. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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[nhm-1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Stereoloba promiscua". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved 28 May 2018.

[2] Savela, Markku, ed. (31 December 2013). "Stereoloba promiscua (Meyrick, 1922)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 September 2020.

[3] Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 70 (3-4): 118. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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