Stomopteryx circaea
| Stomopteryx circaea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Stomopteryx |
| Species: | S. circaea |
| Binomial name | |
| Stomopteryx circaea (Meyrick, 1911) | |
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Stomopteryx circaea is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1911. It is found in South Africa.[1][2]
The wingspan is 16–17 mm. The forewings are dark slaty-fuscous. The stigmata are small and black, the discal approximated, the plical obliquely before the first discal. There is a small flattened-triangular pale ochreous-yellowish spot on the costa at two-thirds. The hindwings are rather dark grey.[3]
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