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.

References

External links

• www.jpmoths.org

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