Stangeia xerodes

Stangeia xerodes is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is found in most of mainland Australia, the Ryukyu Islands, Java and Sri Lanka.^[1]

Stangeia xerodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Stangeia
Species:	S. xerodes
Binomial name
Stangeia xerodes Meyrick, 1886
Synonyms
Buckleria xerodes T. B. Fletcher, 1920 Trichoptilus xerodes Trichoptilus esakii Hori, 1936 Trichoptilus dryites Meyrick, 1936

The wingspan is about 10 millimetres (0.39 in).

The larvae feed on Cleome, Cajanus cajan and Acacia. They are about 12 millimetres (0.47 in) long, cylindrical and moderately stout. The head is yellowish with an orange tinge, while the colour of the other segments is uniform pale yellow.^[2]