Stomopteryx circaea

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]

Stomopteryx circaea
Scientific classification
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

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
  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.


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