Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Depressariidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Stenoma | |
Stenoma patellifera is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1931. It is found in Brazil.
The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are light lilac brownish with a roundish depressed patch beneath the costa before the middle covered by greatly enlarged spatulate pale greyish scales directed posteriorly. The anterior part of the costal fold is dark fuscous, the posterior part ochreous whitish extended on the costal edge to the apex. There is some slight blackish irroration about the upper edge of the cell posteriorly and an undefined irregular fuscous patch extending along the dorsum, posteriorly extended across the wing to near the costa. A series of blackish marks is found around the posterior part of the costa beneath the whitish edge, and around the termen. The hindwings are dark grey.