Stathmopoda diplaspis

Stathmopoda diplaspis is a moth of the Stathmopodidae family.[1] It is found in United Kingdom,[2] Saudi Arabia, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Thailand.[3]

Stathmopoda diplaspis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Stathmopodidae
Genus: Stathmopoda
Species:
S. diplaspis
Binomial name
Stathmopoda diplaspis
(Meyrick, 1887)
Synonyms
  • Placostola diplaspis Meyrick, 1887
  • Stathmopoda ovigera Meyrick, 1913

Wingspan of adult 9.5 mm. Antenna copperish brown. Thorax ochreous brown. Forewing very narrow with a broad base. Forewing copperish brown, with two shining white patches. Hindwing very narrow, pale grey. Legs copperish brown. Abdomen pale grey with a pale yellow caudal tuft.[4]

References

  1. "Species Details : Stathmopoda diplaspis Meyrick, 1887". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  2. "Stathmopoda diplaspis". ukmoths. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  3. "Stathmopoda Herrich-Schäffer, 1853". ftp.funet.fi. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  4. "Stathmopoda diplaspis (Meyrick, 1887) (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) an adventive species new to the British Isles". nanopdf. Retrieved 28 March 2018.


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