Stomopteryx thoracica

Stomopteryx thoracica is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1911. It is found in South Africa.[1][2]

Stomopteryx thoracica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Stomopteryx
Species:
S. thoracica
Binomial name
Stomopteryx thoracica
(Meyrick, 1911)
Synonyms
  • Anacampsis thoracica Meyrick, 1911

The wingspan is 16–19 mm. The forewings are dark grey, finely sprinkled with whitish grey and with a small yellow-ochreous basal patch, not reaching the costa, edged with blackish dots in the middle and on the dorsum. The plical and second discal stigmata are blackish. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References
  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (March 1, 2015). "Stomopteryx thoracica (Meyrick, 1911)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Stomopteryx thoracica (Meyrick, 1911)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  3. Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 3 (1): 67.


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