Stomopteryx luticoma
Stomopteryx luticoma is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1929. It is found in southern India.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Stomopteryx |
| Species: | S. luticoma |
| Binomial name | |
| Stomopteryx luticoma (Meyrick, 1929) | |
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The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous, speckled with grey whitish.
The plical and second discal stigmata are very obscurely blackish, edged with some whitish scales posteriorly. The hindwings are grey.[2]
References
- Savela, Markku, ed. (March 1, 2015). "Stomopteryx luticoma (Meyrick, 1929)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
- Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3 (16): 489.
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