| Stenoptilia tenuis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Stenoptilia |
| Species: | S. tenuis |
| Binomial name | |
| Stenoptilia tenuis | |
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Stenoptilia tenuis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. [1]
The wingspan is 18–23 mm. Adults are on wing from February to May.
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