''Stathmopoda'' is a genus of

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

s. It has variously been placed in its own family,

Stathmopodidae Stathmopodidae is a family of moths in the moth Taxonomic rank, superfamily Gelechioidea described by Edward Meyrick in 1913. Taxonomy and systematics *''Actinoscelis'' Meyrick, 1912 *''Aeoloscelis'' Meyrick, 1897 *''Arauzona'' Walker, 865*' ...

, or in subfamily Stathmopodinae in the family

Oecophoridae Oecophoridae (concealer moths) is a family of small moths in the superfamily Gelechioidea. The phylogeny and systematics of gelechoid moths are still not fully resolved, and the circumscription of the Oecophoridae is strongly affected by this. ...

. Note that the

phylogeny A phylogenetic tree or phylogeny is a graphical representation which shows the evolutionary history between a set of species or Taxon, taxa during a specific time.Felsenstein J. (2004). ''Inferring Phylogenies'' Sinauer Associates: Sunderland, M ...

and

systematics Systematics is the study of the diversification of living forms, both past and present, and the relationships among living things through time. Relationships are visualized as evolutionary trees (synonyms: phylogenetic trees, phylogenies). Phy ...

of gelechoid moths are still not fully resolved.

Description

''Stathmopoda'' have smooth heads with a metallic luster, and the occiput may be smooth or slightly coarse. The labial palps (part of the mouthparts) are curved, sharp-tipped and the second and third segments are similar in length. There is a pair of antennae which are shorter than the forewing, have elongate and clubbed scapes, and (in males) the flagella have long ciliae on the anterior margins. Both forewings and hindwings are lanceolate, meaning they are widest near the base and taper to points at the end. The forewings are usually yellowish with dark brown markings. The tibiae of the hind legs have dense tufts. Most of the abdominal tergites (2nd-7th of males, 2nd-6th of females) have spiniform (spine-like)

setae In biology, setae (; seta ; ) are any of a number of different bristle- or hair-like structures on living organisms. Animal setae Protostomes Depending partly on their form and function, protostome setae may be called macrotrichia, chaetae ...

along their posterior margins. The male genitalia have a bell-shaped uncus that is setose laterally and tapering caudally, and is as long as the gnathos. The cucullus is densely setose on its inner margin. The female genitalia have the corpus bursae bearing a signum or a pair of signa. See

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for definitions of these terms.

Ecology

Larvae of ''Stathmopoda'' bore into seeds, fruits or buds of plants. Some are agricultural pests. For example, ''S. auriferella'' is a pest of fruits and vegetables including

apples An apple is a round, edible fruit produced by an apple tree (''Malus'' spp.). Fruit trees of the orchard or domestic apple (''Malus domestica''), the most widely grown in the genus, are agriculture, cultivated worldwide. The tree originated ...

, avocados,

grapes A grape is a fruit, botanically a berry, of the deciduous woody vines of the flowering plant genus ''Vitis''. Grapes are a non- climacteric type of fruit, generally occurring in clusters. The cultivation of grapes began approximately 8,0 ...

, jujubes,

kiwifruit Kiwifruit (often shortened to kiwi), or Chinese gooseberry, is the edible berry (botany), berry of several species of woody vines in the genus ''Actinidia''. The most common cultivar group of kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis var. deliciosa, ...

peaches The peach (''Prunus persica'') is a deciduous tree first domesticated and cultivated in China. It bears edible juicy fruits with various characteristics, most called peaches and the glossy-skinned, non-fuzzy varieties called nectarines. Peac ...

and

pomegranates The pomegranate (''Punica granatum'') is a fruit-bearing deciduous shrub in the family Lythraceae, subfamily Punicoideae, that grows between tall. Rich in symbolic and mythological associations in many cultures, it is thought to have originat ...

. ''Stathmopoda masinissa'' can cause serious damage to

persimmons The persimmon () is the edible fruit of a number of species of trees in the genus ''Diospyros''. The most widely cultivated of these is the Chinese and Japanese kaki persimmon, ''Diospyros kaki''. In 2022, China produced 77% of the world's pe ...

Selected species

*'' Stathmopoda aconias'' Meyrick, 1897 (India, Sri Lanka) *'' Stathmopoda aegotricha'' Meyrick, 1921 *'' Stathmopoda aenea'' (Braun, 1918) *'' Stathmopoda albata'' Meyrick, 1913 (Australia, New Guinea, Solomon Islands) *''

Stathmopoda albimaculata ''Stathmopoda albimaculata'' is a species of moth in the Stathmopodidae family. It is endemic to New Zealand and is located in the lower half of the South Island. This species favours habitat that includes the various ''Olearia'' species that ho ...

'' Philpott, 1931 *''

Stathmopoda amathodes ''Stathmopoda'' is a genus of moths. It has variously been placed in its own family, Stathmopodidae, or in subfamily Stathmopodinae in the family Oecophoridae. Note that the phylogeny and systematics of gelechoid moths are still not fully re ...

'' Turner, 1941 *''

Stathmopoda anconias ''Stathmopoda'' is a genus of moths. It has variously been placed in its own family, Stathmopodidae, or in subfamily Stathmopodinae in the family Oecophoridae. Note that the phylogeny and systematics of gelechoid moths are still not fully re ...

'' Meyrick, 1910 *''

Stathmopoda anticyma ''Stathmopoda'' is a genus of moths. It has variously been placed in its own family, Stathmopodidae, or in subfamily Stathmopodinae in the family Oecophoridae. Note that the phylogeny and systematics of gelechoid moths are still not fully re ...

'' Meyrick, 1927 (Samoa and Solomon Islands) *'' Stathmopoda antischema'' Meyrick, 1922 *'' Stathmopoda aphanosema'' Turner, 1923 *'' Stathmopoda aposema'' Meyrick, 1901 *'' Stathmopoda arachnitis'' Meyrick, 1907 (Sri Lanka) *'' Stathmopoda arachnophthora'' Turner, 1917 *'' Stathmopoda arcata'' Meyrick, 1913 *'' Stathmopoda aristodoxa'' Meyrick, 1926 *'' Stathmopoda astrapeis'' Meyrick, 1897 *'' Stathmopoda auriferella'' (Walker, 1864) *'' Stathmopoda autoxantha'' Meyrick, 1913 *'' Stathmopoda basixantha'' Turner, 1917 *'' Stathmopoda bathrodelta'' Meyrick, 1921 *'' Stathmopoda biclavis'' Meyrick, 1911 *'' Stathmopoda bicolorella'' Koster, 2010 *'' Stathmopoda callichrysa'' Lower, 1893 *'' Stathmopoda calyptraea'' Meyrick, 1908 (Burma) *'' Stathmopoda caminora'' Meyrick, 1890 *'' Stathmopoda campylocha'' Meyrick, 1889 *'' Stathmopoda canonica'' Meyrick, 1897 *'' Stathmopoda castanodes'' Turner, 1941 *'' Stathmopoda caveata'' Meyrick, 1913 (New Guinea, Solomon Islands) *'' Stathmopoda cephalaea'' Meyrick, 1897 *'' Stathmopoda ceramoptila'' Turner, 1923 *'' Stathmopoda chalcotypa'' Meyrick, 1897 *'' Stathmopoda chalybeis'' Meyrick, 1897 *'' Stathmopoda citrinopis'' Meyrick, 1927 *'' Stathmopoda citroptila'' Turner, 1941 *'' Stathmopoda clarkei'' Viette, 1951 *'' Stathmopoda clyella'' Busck, 1909 *'' Stathmopoda coracodes'' Meyrick, 1923 *'' Stathmopoda cornutella'' Bradley, 1961 (Solomon Islands) *'' Stathmopoda crassella'' Walsingham, 1891 *'' Stathmopoda crocophanes'' Meyrick, 1897 *'' Stathmopoda cyanopla'' Meyrick, 1897 *'' Stathmopoda daubanella'' (Legrand, 1958) *'' Stathmopoda desmoteles'' Meyrick, 1897 *'' Stathmopoda dracaenopa'' Meyrick, 1933 (Fidji, Guam, Solomon Islands) *'' Stathmopoda diclidias'' Meyrick, 1921 *'' Stathmopoda dimochla'' Turner, 1941 *'' Stathmopoda diplaspis'' (Meyrick, 1887) *'' Stathmopoda distincta'' Philpott, 1923 *'' Stathmopoda doratias'' Meyrick, 1897 *'' Stathmopoda effossa'' Meyrick, 1921 *'' Stathmopoda elyella'' Busck, 1909 *'' Stathmopoda endotherma'' Meyrick, 1931 *'' Stathmopoda electrantha'' Meyrick, 1927 (New Hebrides, Solomon Islands) *'' Stathmopoda epilampra'' Meyrick, 1911 *'' Stathmopoda eucorystis'' Meyrick, 1936 *'' Stathmopoda euzona'' (Turner, 1926) *'' Stathmopoda ficivora'' Kasy, 1973 *'' Stathmopoda filicula'' Clarke, 1978 *'' Stathmopoda glyceropa'' Meyrick, 1915 *'' Stathmopoda glyphanobola'' Diakonoff, 1983 *'' Stathmopoda grammatopis'' Meyrick, 1921 *'' Stathmopoda haplophanes'' Bradley, 1961 (Solomon Islands) *'' Stathmopoda hemiplecta'' Meyrick, 1921 *'' Stathmopoda hexatyla'' Meyrick, 1907 (Sri Lanka, Russia) *'' Stathmopoda holobapta'' Lower, 1904 *'' Stathmopoda holochra'' Meyrick, 1889 *'' Stathmopoda holothecta'' Meyrick, 1934 *'' Stathmopoda horticola'' Dugdale, 1988 *'' Stathmopoda hyposcia'' Meyrick, 1897 *'' Stathmopoda imperator'' Bradley, 1957 (Solomon Islands) *'' Stathmopoda iners'' Meyrick, 1913 *'' Stathmopoda iodes'' Meyrick, 1897 *'' Stathmopoda ischnotis'' Meyrick, 1897 *'' Stathmopoda isoclera'' (Meyrick, 1897) *'' Stathmopoda lethonoa'' Meyrick, 1897 *'' Stathmopoda liporrhoa'' Meyrick, 1897 *'' Stathmopoda luminata'' Meyrick, 1911 *''

Stathmopoda luxuriosa ''Stathmopoda'' is a genus of moths. It has variously been placed in its own family, Stathmopodidae, or in subfamily Stathmopodinae in the family Oecophoridae. Note that the phylogeny and systematics of gelechoid moths are still not fully reso ...

'' Meyrick, 1911 *'' Stathmopoda lychnacma'' (Meyrick, 1927) *'' Stathmopoda maculata'' Walsingham, 1891 *'' Stathmopoda maisongrossiella'' Viette, 1954 *'' Stathmopoda mannophora'' Turner, 1900 *'' Stathmopoda margabim'' Viette, 1995 (Reunion) *'' Stathmopoda maritimicola'' Terada & Sakamaki, 2011 *'' Stathmopoda marmarosticha'' Turner, 1941 *'' Stathmopoda masinissa'' Meyrick, 1906 (Sri Lanka) *'' Stathmopoda megathyma'' Meyrick, 1897 *'' Stathmopoda melanochra'' Meyrick, 1897 (Australia) *'' Stathmopoda mesombra'' Meyrick, 1897 *'' Stathmopoda metopias'' Meyrick, 1920 *'' Stathmopoda mimantha'' Meyrick, 1913 *'' Stathmopoda monoxesta'' (Meyrick, 1929) *'' Stathmopoda morelella'' Legrand, 1966 *'' Stathmopoda moschlosema'' Bradley, 1961 (Solomon Islands) *'' Stathmopoda mysteriastis'' Meyrick, 1901 *'' Stathmopoda nephocentra'' Meyrick, 1921 *'' Stathmopoda nitida'' Meyrick, 1913 *'' Stathmopoda notochorda'' Meyrick, 1907 (Sri Lanka) *'' Stathmopoda notosticha'' Turner, 1941 *'' Stathmopoda nucivora'' Meyrick, 1932 (Solomon Islands) *'' Stathmopoda nympheuteria'' Turner, 1941 *'' Stathmopoda ochrochyta'' (Turner, 1926) *'' Stathmopoda osteitis'' Meyrick, 1917 *'' Stathmopoda pampolia'' Turner, 1923 *'' Stathmopoda pantarches'' Meyrick, 1897 *''

Stathmopoda pedella ''Stathmopoda pedella'' is a species of moth of the family Stathmopodidae. It is found in Europe. The wingspan is 10–14 mm. The moth flies in July depending on the location. The larvae feed on the seeds of ripening fruits of the alder. ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1761) *'' Stathmopoda pedestrella'' Legrand, 1966 *'' Stathmopoda perfuga'' (Meyrick, 1928) *'' Stathmopoda periclina'' Meyrick, 1938 (New Guinea, Solomon Islands) *'' Stathmopoda placida'' Meyrick, 1908 (Burma) *'' Stathmopoda platynipha'' Turner, 1923 *'' Stathmopoda plumbiflua'' Meyrick, 1911 *'' Stathmopoda pomifera'' Meyrick, 1913 *'' Stathmopoda principalis'' Meyrick, 1913 (Comoros) *'' Stathmopoda ptycholampra'' Turner, 1941 *'' Stathmopoda pyrrhogramma'' Meyrick, 1930 *'' Stathmopoda recondita'' Turner, 1941 *'' Stathmopoda revincta'' Meyrick, 1921 *'' Stathmopoda rhodocosma'' Turner, 1941 *'' Stathmopoda rhythmota'' Meyrick, 1920 *'' Stathmopoda rubripicta'' Meyrick, 1921 *'' Stathmopoda sentica'' (Lower, 1899) *'' Stathmopoda skelloni'' Butler, 1880 *'' Stathmopoda sphendonita'' Meyrick, 1921 *'' Stathmopoda stimulata'' Meyrick, 1913 *'' Stathmopoda superdaubanella'' (Legrand, 1958) *'' Stathmopoda teleozona'' Meyrick, 1921 *'' Stathmopoda tetrazyga'' Meyrick, 1936 (Solomon Islands) *'' Stathmopoda trichodora'' (Meyrick, 1909) *'' Stathmopoda trichopeda'' Lower, 1904 *'' Stathmopoda trichrysa'' *'' Stathmopoda tridryas'' Meyrick, 1934 *'' Stathmopoda trifida'' Meyrick, 1921 *'' Stathmopoda triloba'' Meyrick, 1913 *'' Stathmopoda trimochla'' Turner, 1941 *'' Stathmopoda trimolybdias'' Meyrick, 1926 *'' Stathmopoda triselena'' Meyrick, 1897 *'' Stathmopoda tritophaea'' Turner, 1917 *'' Stathmopoda vadoniella'' Viette, 1954 *'' Stathmopoda xanthocrana'' Turner, 1933 *'' Stathmopoda xanthoma'' Meyrick, 1897 *'' Stathmopoda xanthoplitis'' Meyrick, 1908 *'' Stathmopoda zalodes'' Meyrick, 1913 *'' Stathmopoda zophoptila'' Turner, 1941

Former species

*'' Stathmopoda attiei'' Guillermet, 2011 (now in ''Calicotis'' - from China, Japan, Réunion, Taiwan)

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q293233 Stathmopodidae Moth genera Taxa named by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer