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Stilbosis placatrix

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Species of moth

Stilbosis placatrix
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Stilbosis
Species: S. placatrix
Binomial name
Stilbosis placatrix
(Hodges, 1969)
Synonyms
  • Aeaea placatrix Hodges, 1969
  • Stilbosis palactrix

Stilbosis placatrix is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Ronald W. Hodges in 1969. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arkansas, Maryland and Illinois.

The wingspan is about 7 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to July.

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Stilbosis placatrix (Hodges, 1969)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  2. "420307.00 – 1601 – Stilbosis placatrix – (Hodges, 1969)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  3. Hodges, Ronald W. (1969). "Nearctic Walshiidae: Notes and New Taxa (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea)" (PDF). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology (18).
Taxon identifiers
Stilbosis placatrix


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