Stomopteryx maledicta

Stomopteryx maledicta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Stomopteryx
Species: S. maledicta
Binomial name
Stomopteryx maledicta
Meyrick, 1921

Stomopteryx maledicta is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1921. It is found in Indonesia (Java).[1]

The wingspan is about 9 mm. The forewings are dark grey speckled with grey-whitish throughout. The plical stigma is cloudy, obscurely darker, sometimes preceded and followed by slight whitish suffusion. The hindwings are grey.[2]

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