Stenoptilodes altiaustralis

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

Stenoptilodes altiaustralis is a moth of the Pterophoridae family 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.

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