Stomopteryx sphenodoxa
| Stomopteryx sphenodoxa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Stomopteryx |
| Species: | S. sphenodoxa |
| Binomial name | |
| Stomopteryx sphenodoxa Meyrick, 1931 | |
Stomopteryx sphenodoxa is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1931. It is found in India.[1]
The wingspan is about 9 mm. The forewings are dark bluish-fuscous with a triangular whitish-ochreous spot on the costa beyond the middle. The hindwings are dark grey.
The larvae feed on Crotalaria species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]
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