Stomopteryx orthogonella

Stomopteryx orthogonella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Staudinger in 1871. It is found in central and southern European Russia[1][2] and Ukraine.

Stomopteryx orthogonella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Stomopteryx
Species:
S. orthogonella
Binomial name
Stomopteryx orthogonella
(Staudinger, 1871)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia orthogonella Staudinger, 1871
  • Doryphora orthogonella

The wingspan is 12.5–14.5 mm. The forewings are brown with a narrow black streak from the base along the fold to nearly half the length of the wing, with a few orange-brown scales and a diffuse black spot in the middle of the cell. There is also a black dot in the cell corner, as well as creamy spots at three-fourths of the costa and dorsum. The subapical area is mottled with grey scales. The hindwings are grey with a narrow yellow-white line at the border to the grey fringe. Adults have been recorded on wing in May, July and August, possibly in two generations per year.[3]

References
  1. funet.fi
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Two little-known species of Gelechiidae in the European fauna


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