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Stomopteryx frivola

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Stomopteryx frivola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Stomopteryx
Species:
S. frivola
Binomial name
Stomopteryx frivola
Meyrick, 1926

Stomopteryx frivola is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1926. It is found in South Africa.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 15 mm (0.59 in). The forewings are violet grey sprinkled with blackish. The stigmata form small cloudy darker spots followed by slight whitish-grey-ochreous scales, the discal approximated and the plical obliquely before the first discal. There is an irregular whitish angulated transverse line at three-fourths, tinged with greyish ochreous in the disc, on the costa forming a small spot. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (March 1, 2015). "Stomopteryx frivola Meyrick, 1926". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Stomopteryx frivola Meyrick, 1926". Afromoths. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  3. ^ Annals of the South African Museum. 23: 330.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.