Stegasta tenebricosa

Stegasta tenebricosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Stegasta
Species: S. tenebricosa
Binomial name
Stegasta tenebricosa
Turner, 1919

Stegasta tenebricosa is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Turner in 1919. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from southern Queensland.[1]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are blackish sparsely irrorated with whitish and without defined markings. The hindwings are pale-grey and nearly twice as broad as the forewings.[2]

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