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Species of moth From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stomopteryx praecipitata is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found in southern India and Bengal.[1]
Stomopteryx praecipitata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Stomopteryx |
Species: | S. praecipitata |
Binomial name | |
Stomopteryx praecipitata Meyrick, 1918 | |
The wingspan is 7–8 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous, with the plical stigma obscurely blackish. There is a straight direct rather irregular-edged narrow white fascia at two-thirds, in one specimen reduced and almost obsolete dorsally. The hindwings are rather dark grey.[2]
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