Stomopteryx thoracica

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Stomopteryx thoracica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Stomopteryx
Species:
S. thoracica
Binomial name
Stomopteryx thoracica
(Meyrick, 1911)
Synonyms
  • Anacampsis thoracicaMeyrick, 1911

Stomopteryx thoracica is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1911. It is found in South Africa. [1] [2]

The wingspan is 16–19 mm. The forewings are dark grey, finely sprinkled with whitish grey and with a small yellow-ochreous basal patch, not reaching the costa, edged with blackish dots in the middle and on the dorsum. The plical and second discal stigmata are blackish. The hindwings are grey. [3]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (March 1, 2015). "Stomopteryx thoracica (Meyrick, 1911)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Stomopteryx thoracica (Meyrick, 1911)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  3. "Annals of the Transvaal Museum". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 3 (1): 67. 1911. LCCN   20008983. OCLC   1714046.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .