Stomopteryx schizogynae
Stomopteryx schizogynae is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found on the Canary Islands.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Stomopteryx |
| Species: | S. schizogynae |
| Binomial name | |
| Stomopteryx schizogynae (Walsingham, 1908)[1] | |
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The wingspan is 14–16 mm. The forewings are steely whitish, suffused with bluish grey to two thirds from the base. The hindwings are tawny grey.[2]
The larvae have been recorded feeding within a gall on the stem of Schizogyne sericea.
References
- Fauna Europaea
- lepiforum.de
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