Stangeia distantia
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Stangeia distantia is a moth
of the Pterophoridae family. It is found on the Marquesas Archipelago.
The wingspan
is 11-12 mm. The antenna are black, spotted with white and the head is olive buff. The thorax is olive buff, although buff posteriorly. The forewing ground colour is olive buff. The hindwings are fuscous.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Pterophoridae family. It is found on the Marquesas Archipelago.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 11-12 mm. The antenna are black, spotted with white and the head is olive buff. The thorax is olive buff, although buff posteriorly. The forewing ground colour is olive buff. The hindwings are fuscous.