''Stenolechia marginipunctella'' is a

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of the family

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. It is found in

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(

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). The forewings are white, sparingly dusted with brownish scales, and with some small brownish spots along the costa and inner margin, and a few along the disc. The hindwings are pale grey.Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. (n.s.) 5 : 118

References

Moths described in 1859 Stenolechia {{Litini-stub