Stomopteryx cirrhocoma

Stomopteryx cirrhocoma is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1914. It is found in South Africa.[1][2]

Stomopteryx cirrhocoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Stomopteryx
Species:
S. cirrhocoma
Binomial name
Stomopteryx cirrhocoma
(Meyrick, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Anacampsis cirrhocoma Meyrick, 1914

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are dark purplish-fuscous. The stigmata are obscure, elongate and blackish, the discal nearly approximated, the plical very obliquely before first discal. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References
  1. funet.fi
  2. Afro Moths
  3. Ann. Transv. Mus. 4 (4) : 193 Archived 2015-05-18 at the Wayback Machine


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