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 |
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
The name reflects the high altitude and southern latitude at which the species occurs.
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).
- Data related to Stenoptilodes altiaustralis at Wikispecies
Taxon identifiers | |
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Stenoptilodes altiaustralis |
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