Stomopteryx phaeopa

Stomopteryx phaeopa is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1918. It is found in Peru.[1]

Stomopteryx phaeopa
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S. phaeopa
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Stomopteryx phaeopa
Meyrick, 1918

The wingspan is 9–11 mm. The forewings are dark slaty-fuscous, slightly pale speckled. The stigmata are blackish, with the plical accompanied by small whitish-ochreous dot, obliquely before the first discal, the discal partially edged with a few whitish-ochreous scales, the first sometimes nearly obsolete. There is a small whitish-ochreous cloudy spot on the costa at two-thirds. The hindwings are grey.[2]

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