Stomopteryx maledicta
Appearance
Stomopteryx maledicta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Stomopteryx |
Species: | S. maledicta
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Binomial name | |
Stomopteryx maledicta Meyrick, 1921
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Stomopteryx maledicta is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found on Java in Indonesia.[1]
The wingspan is about 9 mm. The forewings are dark grey speckled with grey whitish throughout. The plical stigma is cloudy, obscurely darker, sometimes preceded and followed by slight whitish suffusion. The hindwings are grey.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (March 1, 2015). "Stomopteryx maledicta Meyrick, 1921". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
- ^ Zoologische Mededelingen. 6: 162. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.