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Stomopteryx rastrifera

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Stomopteryx

Stomopteryx rastrifera is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1918. It is found in Sri Lanka.

The wingspan is about 7 mm. The forewings are brown, with the posterior half dark fuscous. There is a moderate evenly broad direct white fascia at two-thirds, with the anterior edge straight and the posterior irregular. The hindwings are grey.

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Stomopteryx rastrifera Wikipedia