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Stenoptilodes altiaustralis

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Stenoptilodes altiaustralis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Stenoptilodes
Species:
S. altiaustralis
Binomial name
Stenoptilodes altiaustralis
Gielis, 2006

Stenoptilodes altiaustralis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is known from Peru.

The wingspan is about 30 millimetres (1.2 in). Adults are on wing in March and August.

Etymology

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The name reflects the high altitude and southern latitude at which the species occurs.

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  • 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).
  • Data related to Stenoptilodes altiaustralis at Wikispecies