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Stenoma oblita
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Depressariidae
Genus:	Stenoma
Species:	S. oblita
Binomial name
Stenoma oblita (Butler, 1877)
Synonyms
Cryptolechia oblita Butler, 1877 Stenoma patula Meyrick, 1916

Stenoma oblita is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in Brazil (Amazonas) and French Guiana.

The wingspan is about 21 mm (0.83 in). The forewings are light fuscous, faintly violet tinged, the extreme costal edge ochreous whitish. The plical and second discal stigmata are dark fuscous and there are two faint curved posterior lines hardly perceptibly indicated. There is also a terminal series of dark fuscous dots. The hindwings are ochreous-whitish grey.

References

1. "Stenoma Zeller, 1839" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
2. Description of Stenoma patula in Exotic Microlepidoptera 1 (17): 526 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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