Stomopteryx diplodoxa

Stomopteryx diplodoxa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Stomopteryx
Species: S. diplodoxa
Binomial name
Stomopteryx diplodoxa
Meyrick, 1936

Stomopteryx diplodoxa is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1936. It is found in Tunisia.[1]

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are blackish with a sinuous irregular white streak from the costa towards the base very obliquely to near the dorsum beyond the middle. There is a narrow irregular-edged straight transverse white fascia at two-thirds. The hindwings are grey.[2]

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