Stenoptilia coenei

Stenoptilia coenei is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Terskey Alatau, Kyrgyzstan.[1]

Stenoptilia coenei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Stenoptilia
Species:
S. coenei
Binomial name
Stenoptilia coenei
Gielis, 2000

The wingspan is about 22 mm. The head is grey-brown and the antennae are dark brown, with some white scales. The thorax and tegulae are grey-brown, although the mesothorax is mixed whitish in the dorsal parts. The forewings are costally brown-grey and dorsally mixed with numerous white scales. The markings are dark brown. The hindwings are grey-brown and the fringes are brown-grey.

Adults have been recorded in July at an altitude of 3,000 to 3,200 meters.

References
  1. Stenoptilia coenei sp. nov. from Kyrgyzstan (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae)


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.