Stenoptilia karsholti

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Stenoptilia karsholti
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Stenoptilia
Species:
S. karsholti
Binomial name
Stenoptilia karsholti
Gielis, 1995

Stenoptilia karsholti is a moth of the family Pterophoridae.

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Distribution

It is known from Peru.

Description

The wingspan is 15–17 millimetres (0.6–0.7 in). Adults are on wing at the end of March and the beginning April.

The host plant is unknown, but adults have been recorded flying around a Gentiana species.