Stomopteryx sphenodoxa

Stomopteryx sphenodoxa is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1931. It is found in India.[1]

Stomopteryx sphenodoxa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Stomopteryx
Species:
S. sphenodoxa
Binomial name
Stomopteryx sphenodoxa
Meyrick, 1931

The wingspan is about 9 mm. The forewings are dark bluish fuscous with a triangular whitish-ochreous spot on the costa beyond the middle. The hindwings are dark grey.

The larvae feed on Crotalaria species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (March 1, 2015). "Stomopteryx sphenodoxa Meyrick, 1931". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  2. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 4 (2-4): 63.


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