Stomopteryx prolapsa

Stomopteryx prolapsa is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

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

The wingspan is about 10 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous with a large white subtriangular spot on the dorsum before the tornus, reaching halfway across the wing, and a similar costal spot slightly beyond and nearly confluent with it. The hindwings are dark grey.[2]

References

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


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