Stereoloba promiscua

Stereoloba promiscua is a moth in the family Oecophoridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1922.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[2]

Stereoloba promiscua
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Oecophoridae
Genus:
Stereoloba
Species:
S. promiscua
Binomial name
Stereoloba promiscua
(Meyrick, 1922)
Synonyms
  • Capua promiscua Meyrick, 1922
  • Machimia lera Turner, 1946

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are white with fuscous markings. There is a basal costal dot and another at two-fifths, as well as a small costal triangle before the apex and a discal dot at two-thirds. The terminal edge is fuscous. The hindwings are whitish.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Stereoloba promiscua". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku, ed. (31 December 2013). "Stereoloba promiscua (Meyrick, 1922)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  3. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 70 (3-4): 118.


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