Stenoma complanella

Stenoma complanella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Lord Walsingham in 1891. It is found in Gambia[1] and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Katanga).[2]

Stenoma complanella
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Stenoma
Species:
S. complanella
Binomial name
Stenoma complanella
(Walsingham, 1891)
Synonyms
  • Ide complanella Walsingham, 1891

The wingspan is 15–16 mm. The forewings are a greyish stone colour, tinged with ochreous along the costal margin throughout their length. The hindwings are stone grey.[3]

References

  1. "Stenoma Zeller, 1839" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. Afro Moths
  3. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1891 (1): 113 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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