Stomopteryx diplodoxa

Stomopteryx diplodoxa is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1936. It is found in Tunisia.[1]

Stomopteryx diplodoxa
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S. diplodoxa
Binomial name
Stomopteryx diplodoxa
Meyrick, 1936

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are blackish with a sinuous irregular white streak from the costa towards the base very obliquely to near the dorsum beyond the middle. There is a narrow irregular-edged straight transverse white fascia at two-thirds. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (March 1, 2015). "Stomopteryx diplodoxa Meyrick, 1936". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  2. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 4 (20): 624.


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