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Sarotorna stenodes
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Sarotorna
Species:	S. stenodes
Binomial name
Sarotorna stenodes (Turner, 1936)
Synonyms
Macronemata stenodes Turner, 1936 Eulechria stenodes

Sarotorna stenodes is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Turner in 1936. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Western Australia.

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are white with dark fuscous markings. There is an oblique fascia from beneath one-third of the costa to above the base of the dorsum and another from two-thirds of the costa to the mid-dorsum. A third is found from two-thirds of the costa to the tornus. There is also an apical blotch. The hindwings are pale grey.

References

1. funet.fi
2. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 61 : 306 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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