Stomopteryx schizogynae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Stomopteryx
Species:
S. schizogynae
Binomial name
Stomopteryx schizogynae
(Walsingham, 1908)[1]
Synonyms
  • Telphusa schizogynae Walsingham, 1908

Stomopteryx schizogynae is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found on the Canary Islands.

The wingspan is 14โ€“16 mm. The forewings are steely whitish, suffused with bluish grey to two thirds from the base. The hindwings are tawny grey.[2]

The larvae have been recorded feeding within a gall on the stem of Schizogyne sericea.

References

  1. โ†‘ Fauna Europaea
  2. โ†‘ lepiforum.de Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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