Stenoptilia neblina
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Stenoptilia neblina is a moth
of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from Venezuela
.
Its wingspan
is about 21 mm. Adults are on wing in February.
Its host plant
is unknown, but an adult was collected near Tyleria and Bonnetia
plants.
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 Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
.
Its 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 about 21 mm. Adults are on wing in February.
Its host plant
Host (biology)
In biology, a host is an organism that harbors a parasite, or a mutual or commensal symbiont, typically providing nourishment and shelter. In botany, a host plant is one that supplies food resources and substrate for certain insects or other fauna...
is unknown, but an adult was collected near Tyleria and Bonnetia
Bonnetia
Bonnetia is a genus of flowering plant in the Bonnetiaceae family. It was previously placed in the Clusiaceae family.Species include:* Bonnetia bolivarensis* Bonnetia celiae* Bonnetia chimantensis* Bonnetia cordifolia...
plants.