''Sarotorna stenodes'' is a

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of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Turner in 1936. It is found in

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, where it has been recorded from

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. The

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is about 12 mm. The forewings are white with dark fuscous markings. There is an oblique fascia from beneath one-third of the costa to above the base of the dorsum and another from two-thirds of the costa to the mid-dorsum. A third is found from two-thirds of the costa to the tornus. There is also an apical blotch. The hindwings are pale grey.Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 61 : 306
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Moths described in 1936 Sarotorna {{Gelechiini-stub