Stomopteryx prolapsa

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

Stomopteryx prolapsa
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S. prolapsa
Binomial name
Stomopteryx prolapsa
Meyrick, 1918

The wingspan is about 10 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous with a large white subtriangular spot on the dorsum before the tornus, reaching half across the wing, and a similar costal spot slightly beyond and nearly confluent with it. The hindwings are dark grey.[2]

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