Stomopteryx thoracica
Stomopteryx thoracica is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1911. It is found in South Africa.[1][2]
| Stomopteryx thoracica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Stomopteryx |
| Species: | S. thoracica |
| Binomial name | |
| Stomopteryx thoracica (Meyrick, 1911) | |
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The wingspan is 16–19 mm. The forewings are dark grey, finely sprinkled with whitish grey and with a small yellow-ochreous basal patch, not reaching the costa, edged with blackish dots in the middle and on the dorsum. The plical and second discal stigmata are blackish. The hindwings are grey.[3]
References
- Savela, Markku, ed. (March 1, 2015). "Stomopteryx thoracica (Meyrick, 1911)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
- De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Stomopteryx thoracica (Meyrick, 1911)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
- Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 3 (1): 67.
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