Stenoma nigricans

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

References

"Stenoma Zeller, 1839" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
Proceedings of the United States National Museum 47 (2043): 38

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[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