Stenoptilia karsholti
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Stenoptilia karsholti is a moth
of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from Peru
.
The wingspan
is 15-17 mm. Adults are on wing at the end of March and the beginning April.
The hostplant is unknown, but adults have been recorded flying around a Gentiana species.
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 known from Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
.
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 15-17 mm. Adults are on wing at the end of March and the beginning April.
The hostplant is unknown, but adults have been recorded flying around a Gentiana species.