''Stathmopolitis'' is a
genus of
moths belonging to the
family Tineidae. It is the only genus of the Stathmopolitinae subfamily and contains only one species, ''Stathmopolitis tragocoprella'', which is found on the
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands (; es, Canarias, ), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, in Macaronesia. At their closest point to the African mainland, they are west of Morocc ...
.
The
wingspan is 12–20 mm. The forewings are pale fawn, mottled with dark fuscous. The hindwings are pale greyish fuscous.
The larvae have been recorded feeding in old pellets of goats' dung. They are semitransparent ivory white, with a pale yellowish brown head.
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References
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Tineidae
Monotypic moth genera
Tineidae genera
Taxa named by Thomas de Grey, 6th Baron Walsingham
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