| Stomopteryx bathrarcha | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Stomopteryx |
| Species: | S. bathrarcha |
| Binomial name | |
| Stomopteryx bathrarcha Meyrick, 1921 | |
Stomopteryx bathrarcha is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found in Zimbabwe.
The wingspan is 14–16 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous with a faint purplish tinge and with the extreme base pale ochreous, shortly produced along the dorsum. The plical and second discal stigmata are obscurely darker and there is a cloudy ochreous-whitish dot on the costa at three-fourths and one or two whitish scales on the tornus opposite. The hindwings are grey.
References
- Savela, Markku, ed. (March 1, 2015). "Stomopteryx bathrarcha Meyrick, 1921". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
- De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Stomopteryx bathrarcha Meyrick, 1921". Afromoths. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
- Meyrick, E. (July 14, 1921). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum. 8 (2): 76 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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