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.
The name reflects the high altitude and southern latitude at which the species occurs.
The Pterophoridae or plume moths are a family of Lepidoptera with unusually modified wings. Though they belong to the Apoditrysia like the larger moths and the butterflies, unlike these they are tiny and were formerly included among the assemblage called "microlepidoptera".
Stenoptilodes taprobanes is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. This species has a pantropical distribution, which extends into subtropical areas.
Stenoptilodes brevipennis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Argentina, Belize, Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad and Uruguay, as well as most of the United States and southern Canada.
Stenoptilodes duckworthi is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is known from Argentina.
Stenoptilodes gilvicolor is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is known from Chile and Colombia.
Stenoptilodes agricultura is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is known from Venezuela.
Stenoptilodes stigmatica is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is known from Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela.
Stenoptilodes limaicus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is known from Peru.
Stenoptilodes debbiei is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is known from Ecuador.
Stenoptilodes hypsipora is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is known from Peru.
Stenoptilodes sematodactyla is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is known from Argentina. The wingspan is 18–22 millimetres (0.71–0.87 in). Adults are on wing in December. The larvae feed on a Mentha species.
Stenoptilodes gielisi is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is known from the Galápagos Islands.
Stenoptilodes maculatus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is known from Ecuador.
Stenoptilodes umbrigeralis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is known from Ecuador and Peru.
Stenoptilodes heppneri is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is known from Venezuela.
Stenoptilodes thrasydoxa is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is known from Colombia.
Stenoptilodes medius is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is known from Ecuador.
Stenoptilodes posticus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is known from Colombia and Peru.
Stenoptilodes sordipennis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is known from Colombia.
Stenoptilodes is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae.