Stomopteryx praecipitata

Stomopteryx praecipitata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Stomopteryx
Species:	S. praecipitata
Binomial name
	Stomopteryx praecipitata; Meyrick, 1918

Stomopteryx praecipitata is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found in southern India and Bengal.[1]

The wingspan is 7–8 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous, with the plical stigma obscurely blackish. There is a straight direct rather irregular-edged narrow white fascia at two-thirds, in one specimen reduced and almost obsolete dorsally. The hindwings are rather dark grey.[2]

References

Savela, Markku, ed. (March 1, 2015). "Stomopteryx praecipitata Meyrick, 1918". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
Meyrick, Edward (1916–1923). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (5): 137. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Savela, Markku, ed. (March 1, 2015). "Stomopteryx praecipitata Meyrick, 1918". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 11, 2020.

[2] Meyrick, Edward (1916–1923). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (5): 137. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.