Stomopteryx xerochroa

Stomopteryx xerochroa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Stomopteryx
Species:	S. xerochroa
Binomial name
	Stomopteryx xerochroa; (Meyrick, 1921)
Synonyms
	Acraeologa xerochroaMeyrick, 1921;

Last updated December 28, 2022

Stomopteryx xerochroa is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found in South Africa.^[1]^[2]

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are pale greyish ochreous irregularly sprinkled with fuscous, paler in the disc posteriorly and along the fold. There is an elongate fuscous dot beneath the costa near the base, and one midway between the plical stigma and the base. The stigmata are represented by elongate fuscous dots, with the plical rather obliquely before the first discal, and with an elongate mark between the first and second discal. The hindwings are pale bluish grey.^[3]

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References

↑ Savela, Markku, ed. (March 1, 2015). "Stomopteryx xerochroa (Meyrick, 1921)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Acraeologa xerochroa Meyrick, 1921". Afromoths. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
↑ Meyrick, E. (July 14, 1921). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 8 (2): 66 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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[1] Savela, Markku, ed. (March 1, 2015). "Stomopteryx xerochroa (Meyrick, 1921)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 11, 2020.

[2] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Acraeologa xerochroa Meyrick, 1921". Afromoths. Retrieved September 11, 2020.

[3] Meyrick, E. (July 14, 1921). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 8 (2): 66 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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