Stenoptilodes altiaustralis
| Stenoptilodes altiaustralis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Stenoptilodes |
| Species: | S. altiaustralis
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| Binomial name | |
| Stenoptilodes altiaustralis Gielis, 2006
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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.
Etymology[]
The name reflects the high altitude and southern latitude at which the species occurs.
External links[]
- Gielis, C. (2006). "Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part I: Ochyroticinae, Deuterocopinae, Pterophorinae (Platyptiliini, Exelastini, Oxyptilini) (Lepidoptera)". Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden. 80–2 (1).
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Categories:
- Stenoptilodes
- Moths described in 2006
- Endemic fauna of Peru
- Moths of South America
- Taxa named by Cees Gielis
- Pterophoridae stubs