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Stenoma crypsastra

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Stenoma crypsastra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Stenoma
Species:
S. crypsastra
Binomial name
Stenoma crypsastra
Meyrick, 1915

Stenoma crypsastra is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1915. It is found in Guyana and Brazil.[1]

The wingspan is about 10 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous, faintly purplish tinged and with the apical margin slightly marked with white. The hindwings are dark fuscous with a rather large white spot in the middle of the disc.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Stenoma Zeller, 1839" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms.
  2. ^ Exotic Microlepidoptera 1 (13): 414 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.