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Stenoglene nivalis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Eupterotidae
Genus:	Stenoglene
Species:	S. nivalis
Binomial name
Stenoglene nivalis (Rothschild, 1917)
Synonyms
Phasicnecus nivalis Rothschild, 1917

Stenoglene nivalis is a moth in the family Eupterotidae. It was described by Rothschild in 1917. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Orientale), Ivory Coast and Sierra Leone.

The wingspan is about 61 mm. The forewings are snow-white and very hairy, with the antemedian band, basal band, postmedian band and a band of coalescent rings greenish grey.

References

1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Stenoglene nivalis​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
2. Afro Moths
3. Rothschild, W. 1917c. Some new moths of the families Arctiidae and Eupterotidae. - Novitates Zoologicae 24(3): p. 492 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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