Stenoptilia cercelegica
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Stenoptilia cercelegica is a moth
of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Mongolia
(Arhangaj, Cerceleg).
The wingspan
is 14–15 mm. The forewings are brown with some sprinkled white scales. Adults are on wing in August.
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 in Mongolia
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...
(Arhangaj, Cerceleg).
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 14–15 mm. The forewings are brown with some sprinkled white scales. Adults are on wing in August.