Stathmopoda auriferella

Stathmopoda auriferella is a species of moth in the Stathmopodidae family. It is found in the Oriental and Afrotropical regions. In the Palearctic it is only found in subtropical areas such as the Middle East and the Russian Far East.

Stathmopoda auriferella
Stathmopoda auriferella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Stathmopodidae
Genus:
Stathmopoda
Species:
S. auriferella
Binomial name
Stathmopoda auriferella
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Gelechia? auriferella Walker, 1864
  • Stathmopoda diuisa Walsingham, 1891
  • Stathmopoda ischnotis Meyrick, 1897
  • Stathmopoda crocophanes Meyrick, 1897
  • Aeoloscelis theoris Meyrick, 1906
  • Stathmopoda tharsalea Meyrick, 1914
  • Stathmopoda adulatrix Meyrick, 1917
  • Stathmopoda cirrhaspis Meyrick, 1922
  • Chrysoclista basiflauella Matsumura, 1931

The wingspan is 9–13 mm. Adults are on wing from June to December. There are probably two to three generations per year.

The larvae live in silk spinnings (a shelter like the web of a spider) on a wide range of rotting plants, although they are also found on living wounded plant tissue. It is considered a minor pest on some species, such as Actinidia sinensis, Mangifera and Sorghum.

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