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Stenoma curtipennis

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Stenoma curtipennis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Stenoma
Species:
S. curtipennis
Binomial name
Stenoma curtipennis
(Butler, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Cryptolechia curtipennis Butler, 1877

Stenoma curtipennis is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877. It is found in the Amazon region of Brazil.[1]

The wingspan is about 22 mm. The wings are pale brown, especially the forewings which are shining and have a pinky gloss. The inner margin and a dot at the end of the cell are black and there is an oblique line crossing the cell from the costa, and two crossing the upper half of the disc, convergent and uniting near the middle of the outer margin, smoky brown.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Stenoma Zeller, 1839" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Cistula Entomologica 2 (17): 189 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.