Stereodmeta

Stereodmeta is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Stereodmeta xylodeta, which is found in Brazil.[3]

Stereodmeta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Stereodmeta

Meyrick 1931
Species:
S. xylodeta
Binomial name
Stereodmeta xylodeta
Meyrick, 1931[1][2]

The wingspan is about 23 mm. The forewings are grey, transversely strigulated indistinctly dark fuscous, and with the costa suffused dark brown from about one-third to three-fourths. The stigmata are very obscure, suffused and dark fuscous, with the plical slightly before the first discal. The apical area and termen are suffused brownish-ochreous and marked fuscous on the veins. The hindwings are dark grey.[4]

References
  1. "Catalogue of Life: 25th June 2012." Catalogue of Life. Catalogue of Life, n.d. Web. 26 July 2012. <http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/10665038/source/tree>
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Stereodmeta xylodeta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  3. funet.fi
  4. Exotic Microlep. 4 (2-4): 65


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