Stenoptilia harhorina
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Stenoptilia harhorina is a moth
of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Mongolia
(Kharkhorin mountains and Ulanbator West).
The wingspan
is 15–16 mm. The forewings are brown with a slight red shine. Adults are on wing from July to 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...
(Kharkhorin mountains and Ulanbator West).
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 15–16 mm. The forewings are brown with a slight red shine. Adults are on wing from July to August.