Stomopteryx anxia

Stomopteryx anxia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Stomopteryx
Species:	S. anxia
Binomial name
	Stomopteryx anxia; (Meyrick, 1917)
Synonyms
	Parapsectris anxia Meyrick, 1917;

Stomopteryx anxia is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1917. It is found in South Africa.[1][2]

The wingspan is 13 mm. The forewings are whitish ochreous with the costal and terminal edge finely sprinkled with black. The hindwings are grey, darker posteriorly.[3]

References

Savela, Markku, ed. (March 1, 2015). "Stomopteryx anxia (Meyrick, 1917)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Stomopteryx anxia (Meyrick, 1917)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
Annals of the South African Museum. 17 (1): 4.

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[1] Savela, Markku, ed. (March 1, 2015). "Stomopteryx anxia (Meyrick, 1917)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 11, 2020.

[2] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Stomopteryx anxia (Meyrick, 1917)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 11, 2020.

[3] Annals of the South African Museum. 17 (1): 4.