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Stomopteryx circaea

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Stomopteryx circaea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Stomopteryx
Species:
S. circaea
Binomial name
Stomopteryx circaea
(Meyrick, 1911)
Synonyms
  • Anacampsis circaea Meyrick, 1911

Stomopteryx circaea is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward 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]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (March 1, 2015). "Stomopteryx circaea (Meyrick, 1911)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Stomopteryx circaea (Meyrick, 1911)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  3. ^ Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 3 (1): 67. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.