''Stenoma staudingerana'' is a

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of the family

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. It is found in the

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and

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. The

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is about 28 mm. The forewings are light brownish with the extreme costal edge pale ochreous yellowish and with a straight dark brown line from one-fifth of the costa to four-fifths of the dorsum, anteriorly edged with yellow-ochreous suffusion. There is a faint small fuscous spot on the middle of the costa and there are two dark fuscous dots transversely placed on the end of the cell. A faint slender slightly curved transverse fuscous line is found at four-fifths and there is a terminal series of small indistinct dark fuscous dots. The hindwings are pale ochreous yellowish, on the dorsal half hardly perceptibly greyish tinged.Description of ''Stenoma contophora'' in ''Exotic Microlepidoptera'' 1 (15): 472

References

Moths described in 1890 Stenoma {{Stenoma-stub