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Stereoloba promiscua

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Stereoloba promiscua
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Stereoloba
Species:
S. promiscua
Binomial name
Stereoloba promiscua
(Meyrick, 1922)
Synonyms
  • Capua promiscua Meyrick, 1922
  • Machimia lera Turner, 1946

Stereoloba promiscua is a moth in the family Oecophoridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1922.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[2]

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are white with fuscous markings. There is a basal costal dot and another at two-fifths, as well as a small costal triangle before the apex and a discal dot at two-thirds. The terminal edge is fuscous. The hindwings are whitish.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Stereoloba promiscua​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (31 December 2013). "Stereoloba promiscua (Meyrick, 1922)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  3. ^ Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 70 (3-4): 118. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.