Stenoma receptella

Stenoma receptella is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in Amazonas, Brazil.[1]

Stenoma receptella
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S. receptella
Binomial name
Stenoma receptella
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Cryptolechia receptella Walker, 1864

Adults are a pale fawn colour, the forewings rounded at the tips and with the marginal points black and minute. The exterior border is convex, but not oblique. The hindwings are yellowish cinereous.[2]

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Stenoma receptella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  2. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 734


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