Stenoptilodes altiaustralis
Appearance
Stenoptilodes altiaustralis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Stenoptilodes |
Species: | S. altiaustralis
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Binomial name | |
Stenoptilodes altiaustralis Gielis, 2006
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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
[edit]The name reflects the high altitude and southern latitude at which the species occurs.
External links
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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