Stomopteryx elaeocoma

Stomopteryx elaeocoma is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1918. It is found in South Africa.[1][2]

Stomopteryx elaeocoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Stomopteryx
Species:
S. elaeocoma
Binomial name
Stomopteryx elaeocoma
(Meyrick, 1918)
Synonyms
  • Anacampsis elaeocoma Meyrick, 1918

The wingspan is 11–12 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous finely irrorated with whitish. The stigmata are blackish, the discal approximated, the plical obliquely before the first discal. The hindwings are light bluish-grey.[3]

References
  1. funet.fi
  2. Afro Moths
  3. Ann. Transv. Mus. 6 (2) : 19 Archived 2015-06-19 at the Wayback Machine


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