Stenoptilodes medius
Stenoptilodes medius is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is known from Ecuador.
| Stenoptilodes medius | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Stenoptilodes |
| Species: | S. medius |
| Binomial name | |
| Stenoptilodes medius Gielis, 2006 | |
The wingspan is about 27 millimetres (1.1 in). Adults are on wing in October and January.
Etymology
The name indicates that this is the central of three closely related species. The present species occurs in Ecuador, Stenoptilodes thrasydoxa flies to the north, in Colombia, and there is a third species, Stenoptilodes altiaustralis, to the south, in Peru.
External links
- 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).
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