Stenoptilodes heppneri
Stenoptilodes heppneri is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is known from Venezuela.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Stenoptilodes |
| Species: | S. heppneri |
| Binomial name | |
| Stenoptilodes heppneri Gielis, 2006 | |
The wingspan is about 17 millimetres (0.67 in). Adults are on wing in January.
Etymology
The species is named after its collector, a promoter of the research of Lepidoptera, Dr J.B. Heppner.
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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