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Stomopteryx sphenodoxa

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

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.

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Stomopteryx sphenodoxa Wikipedia


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