Biology:Stegommata hesperias

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Stegommata hesperias
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S. hesperias
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Stegommata hesperias
Meyrick, 1893

Stegommata hesperias is a species of moth in the genus Stegommata. It was named by Edward Meyrick in 1893. It is found in Australia , where it has been recorded from Western Australia.

The wingspan is 10–11 mm. The forewings are snow-white with four pale brownish-ochreous oblique streaks from the posterior half of the costa, reaching about half across the wing, the fourth little oblique. There is a series of cloudy indistinct pale brownish-ochreous spots along the inner and hind margin, not reaching half across the wing. There is also a round black apical dot. The hindwings are grey.[1]

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Wikidata ☰ Q22284269 entry