Stenoptilodes agricultura

Stenoptilodes agricultura is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is known from Venezuela.

Stenoptilodes agricultura
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Stenoptilodes
Species:
S. agricultura
Binomial name
Stenoptilodes agricultura
Gielis, 2006

The wingspan is about 14 millimetres (0.55 in). Adults are on wing in October.

Etymology

The name "Rancho Grande" means, large cattle farm. This locality has provided many interesting plume moth species.

  • 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).
  • Data related to Stenoptilodes altiaustralis at Wikispecies
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