Stenoptilia kiitulo
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Stenoptilia kiitulo is a moth
of the family Pterophoroidea. It is found in Tanzania
on heights of 2600 to 2700 metres. The species is named after the region of occurrence, the Kiitulo Plateau.
The wingspan
is 19-22 mm. The moth flies in November and December.
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 family Pterophoroidea. It is found in Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
on heights of 2600 to 2700 metres. The species is named after the region of occurrence, the Kiitulo Plateau.
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 19-22 mm. The moth flies in November and December.