Stenoptilodes medius | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Stenoptilodes |
Species: | S. medius |
Binomial name | |
Stenoptilodes medius Gielis, 2006 | |
Stenoptilodes medius is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is known from Ecuador.
The wingspan is about 27 millimetres (1.1 in). Adults are on wing in October and January.
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 littoralis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is only known from the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai and Hawaii. Though it is only known from the Hawaiian Islands, it may be an introduced species.
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 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 altiaustralis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is known from Peru.
Stenoptilodes huanacoicus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is known from 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.