Biology:Stenolechia trichaspis
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Stenolechia |
| Species: | S. trichaspis
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| Stenolechia trichaspis (Meyrick, 1918)
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Stenolechia trichaspis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Kashmir and Sri Lanka.[1]
The wingspan is 9–11 mm. The forewings are white irregularly irrorated fuscous and with the markings blackish-fuscous. There are elongate spots on the costa towards the base, before the middle, and at two-thirds, as well as a small spot beneath the fold near the base. There are suffused spots representing the stigmata, the plical beneath the first discal. There is also a suffused spot on the tornus and one at the apex, as well as a cloudy blackish dot in the disc towards the apex. The hindwings are pale bluish-grey.[2]
References
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- ↑ Stenolechia at funet
- ↑ Exotic Microlep. 2 (5): 131
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Wikidata ☰ Q14395387 entry
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