Stenoptilia tenuis

Stenoptilia tenuis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.[1]

Stenoptilia tenuis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Stenoptilia
Species:
S. tenuis
Binomial name
Stenoptilia tenuis
Synonyms
  • Mimeseoptilus tenuis Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
  • Mimeseoptilus gilvidorsis Zeller, 1877

The wingspan is 18–23 mm. Adults are on wing from February to May.

References
  1. Gielis, C. (2006). "Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part I: Ochyroticinae, Deuterocopinae, Pterophorinae (Platyptiliini, Exelastini, Oxyptilini) (Lepidoptera)". Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden. 80–2 (1).
Wikispecies has information related to Stenoptilia tenuis.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stenoptilia tenuis.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.