Stomopteryx schizogynae

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Stomopteryx schizogynae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Stomopteryx
Species:
S. schizogynae
Binomial name
Stomopteryx schizogynae
(Walsingham, 1908) [1]
Synonyms
  • Telphusa schizogynaeWalsingham, 1908

Stomopteryx schizogynae is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found on the Canary Islands.

The wingspan is 14–16 mm. The forewings are steely whitish, suffused with bluish grey to two thirds from the base. The hindwings are tawny grey. [2]

The larvae have been recorded feeding within a gall on the stem of Schizogyne sericea .

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References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. lepiforum.de PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .