Stenoptilodes medius
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Stenoptilodes |
| Species: | S. medius
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| Binomial name | |
| Stenoptilodes medius Gielis, 2006
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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.
Etymology[]
The name indicates that this is the central of three closely related species. The present species occurs in Ecuador, Stenoptilodes thrasydoxa flies to the north, in Colombia, and there is a third species, Stenoptilodes altiaustralis, to the south, in Peru.
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 Ecuador
- Moths of South America
- Taxa named by Cees Gielis
- Pterophoridae stubs