Stomopteryx oncodes

Stomopteryx oncodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Stomopteryx
Species:	S. oncodes
Binomial name
	Stomopteryx oncodes; (Meyrick, 1913)
Synonyms
	Anacampsis oncodes Meyrick, 1913;

Stomopteryx oncodes is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1913. It is found in South Africa.[1][2]

The wingspan is 18–19 mm. The forewings are dark purplish-slaty-fuscous. The stigmata are black, with an additional elongate black dot on the fold before the plical, and with the plical obliquely before the first discal, the first discal elongate. There are a few black scales around the apical part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are dark grey.[3]

References

funet.fi
Afro Moths
Ann. Transv. Mus. 3 (4) : 285 Archived 2016-03-15 at the Wayback Machine

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[2] Afro Moths

[3] Ann. Transv. Mus. 3 (4) : 285 Archived 2016-03-15 at the Wayback Machine