Stilbosis extensa

Stilbosis extensa is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Annette Frances Braun in 1919. It is found in North America where it has been recorded from California.[1][2]

Stilbosis extensa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Stilbosis
Species:
S. extensa
Binomial name
Stilbosis extensa
(Braun, 1919)
Synonyms
  • Amaurogramma extensa Braun, 1919
  • Aeaea extensa

The wingspan is 7.5–9 mm. The head, thorax and forewings are clothed with whitish-tipped gray scales. There are four patches of blackish raised scales on the forewings, each margined inwardly with dull whitish. The hindwings are gray.[3]

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Stilbosis extensa (Braun, 1919)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  2. "420310.00 – 1604 – Stilbosis extensa – (Braun, 1919)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  3. Notes on Cosmopterygidae, with descriptions of new species Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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