Stomopteryx cirrhocoma

Stomopteryx cirrhocoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Stomopteryx
Species:
S. cirrhocoma
Binomial name
Stomopteryx cirrhocoma
(Meyrick, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Anacampsis cirrhocoma Meyrick, 1914

Stomopteryx cirrhocoma is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in South Africa.[1][2]

The wingspan has a wingspan of around 16 mm. Its forewings are dark purplish fuscous in color, with obscure, elongated, blackish stigmata; the discal stigmata are positioned close together, while the plical stigma lies very obliquely before the first discal. The hindwings are grey in coloration.[3]

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (March 1, 2015). "Stomopteryx cirrhocoma (Meyrick, 1914)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Stomopteryx cirrhocoma (Meyrick, 1914)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  3. ^ Meyrick, E. (July 1914). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera: V". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 4 (4): 193 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.