Stangeia rapae is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is found in French Polynesia (Rapa Island).[1]
| Stangeia rapae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Stangeia |
| Species: | S. rapae
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| Binomial name | |
| Stangeia rapae Clarke, 1971
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The wingspan is 13–16 millimetres (0.51–0.63 in). The head is grey with scattered white scales. The thorax is grey, but posteriorly creamy white with three longitudinal pale, clay-coloured lines. The forewing ground colour is grey, dorsally suffused pale brownish. The hindwings are greyish fuscous.[2]
The larvae feed on Sigesbeckia orientalis. They feed in the inflorescence of their host plant. Pupation takes place on the flower stalks or very small leaves.
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Stangeia rapae". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
- ^ The Lepidoptera of Rapa Island
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