Stangeia rapae
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| Species: | S. rapae
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| Stangeia rapae Clarke, 1971
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Stangeia rapae is a moth of the Pterophoridae family that is found in French Polynesia (Rapa Island).[1]
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.
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