Stenoma pustulatella

Stenoma pustulatella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Depressariidae
Genus:	Stenoma
Species:	S. pustulatella
Binomial name
	Stenoma pustulatella; (Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
	Cryptolechia pustulatella Walker, 1864;

Stenoma pustulatella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in Brazil.[1]

Adults are silvery white, the forewings rounded at the tips, with ten cinereous elongated dots, which are positioned between the base and two-thirds of the length. The exterior border is convex, but not oblique. The hindwings have a slight aeneous tinge.[2]

References

Savela, Markku. "Stenoma pustulatella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 729 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Stenoma pustulatella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 8, 2018.

[2] List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 729 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.