Stomopteryx hungaricella

Stomopteryx hungaricella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by László Anthony Gozmány in 1957. It is found in France, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, as well as on Sardinia and Crete.[1][2]

Stomopteryx hungaricella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Stomopteryx
Species:
S. hungaricella
Binomial name
Stomopteryx hungaricella
Gozmány, 1957

Adults are similar to Stomopteryx orthogonella, but nearly uniformly black rather than brown, and without any trace of streaks or spots.[3]

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Stomopteryx hungaricella Gozmány, 1957". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Two little-known species of Gelechiidae in the European fauna


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