Stomopteryx basalis

Stomopteryx basalis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Staudinger in 1876. It is found in Portugal, France, Italy, and on Corsica, Sicily, Malta, Crete and Cyprus.[1][2]

Stomopteryx basalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Stomopteryx
Species:
S. basalis
Binomial name
Stomopteryx basalis
(Staudinger, 1876)
Synonyms
  • Anacampsis basalis Staudinger, 1876
  • Gelechia oxychalca Meyrick, 1937

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are grey irrorated dark grey with a trapezoidal basal blotch occupying the dorsal half to one-fourth, with its upper posterior angle acutely prominent on the fold to the middle, and a subcostal streak to near one-third confluent, with this at the base bronzy-ochreous. There is a small obscure spot of darker grey suffusion representing the second discal stigma and a suffused white spot on the costa at three-fourths. The hindwings are grey.[3]

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