Stomopteryx oncodes
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Stomopteryx |
| Species: | S. oncodes
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| Stomopteryx oncodes (Meyrick, 1913)
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Stomopteryx oncodes is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. It is found in South Africa.[1][2]
The wingspan is 18–19 mm. The forewings are dark purplish slaty fuscous. The stigmata are black, with an additional elongate black dot on the fold before the plical, and with the plical obliquely before the first discal, the first discal elongate. There are a few black scales around the apical part of the costa and termen. The hindwings are dark grey.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (March 1, 2015). "Stomopteryx oncodes (Meyrick, 1913)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Stomopteryx oncodes (Meyrick, 1913)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
- ^ Meyrick, E. (January 1913). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera: IV". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 3 (4): 285 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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