Stenoma ovatella

Stenoma ovatella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in Brazil (Amazonas) and Colombia.[1]

Stenoma ovatella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Depressariidae
Genus:
Stenoma
Species:
S. ovatella
Binomial name
Stenoma ovatella
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Cryptolechia ovatella Walker, 1864
  • Cryptolechia genetta Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875

Adults are very pale ochraceous, with the forewings rounded at the tips, and with a short longitudinal ferruginous streak in the disc before the middle, and with an oblique irregular interrupted ferruginous line, which extends to the costa beyond the middle. There is a submarginal line like the preceding one but less distinct and the costa is very slightly convex, while the exterior border is convex, but not oblique. The hindwings are cinereous brown.[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Stenoma ovatella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  2. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 742


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