Kalpana Kalpana (Editor)

Stomopteryx oncodes

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Stomopteryx

Stomopteryx oncodes is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1913. It is found in South Africa.

The wingspan is 18–19 mm. The forewings are dark purplish-slaty-fuscous. The stigmata are black, with an additional elongate black dot on the fold before the plical, and with the plical obliquely before the first discal, the first discal elongate. There are a few black scales around the apical part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are dark grey.

References

Stomopteryx oncodes Wikipedia